York, Pennsylvania · Other Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493190
5inspections
7citation items
$12,100current penalties
Apr 19, 2018last inspection
ES3 LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Pennsylvania, the first in 2006.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 19, 2018 on a referral, in York.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 4 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $17,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,100, down 29%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (4 items).
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,555. ES3 LLC averages $9,100 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
ES3 LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 6 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Mar 22, 2018: Employee is injured while troubleshooting equipment fault
At 9:00 a.m. on March 22, 2018, Employee #1 was clearing a fault from an automated materials handling machine. During work, Employee #1 became pinned between a pallet of food products and a steel cross brace of a racking system. As a result, Employee #1's chest was crushed, preventing him from breathing. He became asphyxiated and experienced a seizure. Employee #1 was hospitalized and received treatment.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341578698 OPENED JUN 22, 2016Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Nov 8, 2016
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the York site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 14.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
ES3 LLC : York, PA (FDC)
York · 2019
20
4
0
14.0
4.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 6 reports on file.
Mar 30, 2021, York: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a pallet jack when his load hit a bin, causing the pallet jack to swerve into racking. The handlebars of the jack got caught in the racking and pinned the employee. The employee sustained fractures to the right ankle, the pelvis, and the sacrum.
Jan 14, 2019, York: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was leaving a bathroom when the employee's left hand was caught in the hinge side of the restroom door, resulting in a left pinky fingertip amputation.
Jan 4, 2017, York: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was cutting cardboard that was on top of a pallet with a utility knife when the knife slipped and partially amputated his left thumb tip.
Jun 17, 2016, York: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was performing maintenance activities while standing on top of a bracket used for a tie-off point. The tie-off point failed, causing the employee to fall 10 feet to a lower level. He was hospitalized with a fractured right wrist, head laceration, and leg injuries.
An employee stepped off the bottom step of a fixed ladder at the crossover to a four-foot high conveyor and onto a piece of wood scrap. The employee suffered a twisted right ankle.
On or about April 13, 2015, at 1:50 p.m., a maintenance employee entered a robot cell to determine why the robot stopped working. He either fell off of the work platform or was struck by the work platform or robot, sustaining a compound fracture to his right leg and significant soft tissue damage to his right shoulder. He was hospitalized.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)
(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i)
(5) Stored energy. (i) Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
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