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Britton Services, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Allentown, Pennsylvania · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

1inspections
6citation items
$17,460current penalties
May 29, 2018last inspection

Britton Services, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Pennsylvania.

OSHA opened it on May 29, 2018 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Allentown.

From that inspection OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

OSHA proposed $23,281 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $17,460, down 25%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (2 items).

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. Britton Services, Inc. averages $17,460 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Britton Services, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343195624 OPENED MAY 29, 2018Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 18, 2019

101 N. 6th St., Allentown, PA 18102 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 29, 2018 (fatal): Employee is crushed by printing press and is killed

At 5:11 p.m. on May 29, 2018, an employee was working for a machinery installation contractor. The firm installed, relocated, rebuilt, serviced, and repaired web printing machinery, machine tool systems, and other general machinery. He was moving a printing press. He was checking to ensure that all hoses and cables had been disconnected from the press. The press fell from the rigging and crushed the employee. He sustained crushing injuries to his torso, legs, and head. He was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$12,934$7,113Nov 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$3,696$3,696Nov 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(4) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$2,217$2,217Nov 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,217$2,217Nov 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,217$2,217Nov 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Nov 16, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(4)

(4) Other portable grinders. The maximum angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guards used on other portable grinding machines shall not exceed 180° and the top half of the wheel shall be enclosed at all times. (See Figures P-5 and P-6.)

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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