Inspection 347645640 OPENED JUL 25, 2024Closed
100 Grace Street, Reading, PA 19611 · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Interstate Container Reading LLC 2 times in Pennsylvania since 2023.
The latest one began on Jul 25, 2024 to follow up on an earlier case, in Reading.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $24,531 and now stand at $15,000, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Interstate Container Reading LLC averages $15,000 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346831696 OPENED JUL 14, 2023Closed
100 Grace Street, Reading, PA 19611 · Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags |
Other-than-serious | $11,271 | $0 | Oct 27, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,260 | $15,000 | Oct 27, 2023 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 12, 2023, Reading: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a box bundler machine. As the employee picked up a box, the conveyor began moving forward, catching the employee's left hand and amputating their middle fingertip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3)
(3) Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Other corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania
- The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company Mehoopany · 25 citations · $22,306
- Ecopax Easton · 33 citations · $70,285
- US Greenfiber, LLC Wilkes Barre · 16 citations · $46,127
- American Paper Bag, LLC Sugar Notch · 14 citations · $114,875
- Berk International, LLC Boyertown · 13 citations · $33,500
- K&L Operating Co. Ambler · 1 citation · $1,447
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