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Lamm's Machine, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Allentown, Pennsylvania · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

10inspections
28citation items
$29,988current penalties
Apr 24, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Lamm's Machine, Inc 10 times in Pennsylvania since 1984.

The latest one began on Apr 24, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Allentown.

Those inspections ended with 28 citation items: 20 serious, 2 repeat and 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $54,732 and now stand at $29,988, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 11 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Lamm's Machine, Inc averages $7,162 (4 cited inspections).

Lamm's Machine, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Lamm's Machine, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1984 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348201070 OPENED APR 24, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 27, 2026

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,929$1,447Sep 26, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$0$0Sep 26, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 26, 2025Final

Inspection 343712121 OPENED JAN 14, 2019Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Health · 26 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2020

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
Serious$7,293$6,720Jul 3, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jul 3, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jul 3, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(v) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jul 3, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3) · Hazard communication
Serious$7,293$6,720Jul 3, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Repeat$14,587$1,000Jul 3, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Repeat$291$291Jul 3, 2019Final

Inspection 342841624 OPENED DEC 20, 2017Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2018

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342601416 OPENED AUG 30, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 22 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 2020

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$5,174$2,587Feb 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$5,174$2,587Feb 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Feb 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Feb 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$2,217$1,108Feb 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$2,217$1,108Feb 26, 2018Final

Inspection 342284106 OPENED APR 26, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jan 10, 2018

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$3,078$2,308Aug 29, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Aug 29, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Aug 29, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$1,847$1,385Aug 29, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,847$1,385Aug 29, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Aug 29, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 29, 2017Final

Inspection 339638801 OPENED MAR 20, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 26 employees at the site · Closed Jun 19, 2014

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,785$1,339May 23, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 23, 2014Final

Inspection 311274336 OPENED NOV 7, 2008Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Nov 13, 2008

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 309861185 OPENED JUN 12, 2007Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jun 12, 2007

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

2 older inspections

Inspection 300991940 OPENED OCT 30, 1997Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 28 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 1998

3216 Berger St., Allentown, PA 18103 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 10, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 10, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 10, 1997Closed

Inspection 1135748 OPENED SEP 25, 1984Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 1984

3216 Berger St, Allentown, PA 18103 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the Allentown site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 13.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Lamm's Machine Inc
Allentown · 2018
25 3013.92.7

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(f)(6)

(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:

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 1910.1200(h)(3)

(3) Training. Employee training shall include at least:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other machine shops employers in Pennsylvania

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