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John E Groninger Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

5inspections
24citation items
$4,607current penalties
Jan 31, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected John E Groninger Inc. 5 times in Pennsylvania since 1981.

The latest one began on Jan 31, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Mifflin.

Those inspections ended with 24 citation items: 12 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,432 and now stand at $4,607, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1926.450.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and John E Groninger Inc. averages $3,622 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

John E Groninger Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1981 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342067477 OPENED JAN 31, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jun 20, 2017

82 Longview Drive, Mifflin, PA 17058 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 30, 2017 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from first floor

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 30, 2017, an employee was delivering materials to the site. The employee fell from the first level to the basement. The employee struck the cement floor and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2) · Fall protection systems
Serious$3,622$3,622May 24, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 24, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 24, 2017Final

Inspection 2014728 OPENED OCT 4, 1984Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Dec 14, 1984

New Burg Road, Newburg, PA 17240 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c) · Excavations
Serious$490$245Nov 8, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.450(a)(2) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 8, 1984Closed

Inspection 1764547 OPENED MAY 3, 1984Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 56 employees at the site · Closed Aug 7, 1984

Broad St, Selinsgrove, PA 17807 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.28(a) · Personal protective equipment
Serious$250$125May 29, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.450(a)(9) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$250$125May 29, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.450(a)(2) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$0$0May 29, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1926.450(a)(10) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$0$0May 29, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.152(g)(11) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.450(b)(12) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1926.500(d)(2) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 1984Closed

Inspection 12557179 OPENED APR 28, 1983Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 1983

Goss Terrage, Lewistown, PA 17044 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.28(a) · Personal protective equipment
Serious$280$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
Serious$0$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
Serious$140$140May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$350$350May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.400(h)(1) · Introduction
Serious$490$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 5 Serious$280$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.25(a) · Housekeeping
Other-than-serious$140$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1926.152(g)(9) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$70$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1926.152(g)(11) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$70$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 6a
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0May 13, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1926.400(h)(1) · Introduction
Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 8 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 1983Closed

Inspection 12555330 OPENED OCT 20, 1981Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 85 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

1110 Fernwood Ave, Camp Hill, PA 17011 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)

(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1926.152 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1926.25 · Housekeeping

29 CFR 1926.28 · Personal protective equipment

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.304 · Woodworking tools

29 CFR 1926.400 · Introduction

29 CFR 1926.450 · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart

29 CFR 1926.500 · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.600 · Equipment

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

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