OSHA SearchOSHA records by employer

Membrane Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sharon, Pennsylvania · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
3citation items
$2,800current penalties
Jul 22, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Membrane Inc. in Pennsylvania one time.

It opened on Jul 22, 2015 on a referral, in Sharon.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,400; today they stand at $2,800, 36% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.251 (rigging equipment for material handling), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Membrane Inc. averages $2,800 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Membrane Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Want to know if OSHA cites Membrane Inc. again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.

Watch this company

Inspection history

Inspection 340793652 OPENED JUL 22, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2015

379 Penn Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1) · Rigging equipment for material handling
 Serious$2,800$2,800Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(6) · Rigging equipment for material handling
 Serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.251(c)(16) · Rigging equipment for material handling
 Serious$1,600$0Sep 21, 2015Final

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 21, 2015, Sharon: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified · nonclassifiable

A crane was lifting a debris hopper. The wire-rope sling attached to the debris hopper failed during the lift. The debris hopper fell and struck an employee on the ground.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) Rigging equipment for material handling shall be inspected prior to use on each shift and as necessary during its use to ensure that it is safe. Defective rigging equipment shall be removed from service.

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(6)

(6) Inspections. Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments shall be inspected for damage or defects by a competent person designated by the employer. Additional inspections shall be performed during sling use, where service conditions warrant. Damaged or defective slings shall be immediately removed from service.

29 CFR 1926.251(c)(16)

(c) Wire rope. (1) Employers must not use improved plow-steel wire rope and wire-rope slings with loads in excess of the rated capacities (i.e., working load limits) indicated on the sling by permanently affixed and legible identification markings prescribed by the manufacturer.

Other roofing contractors employers in Pennsylvania

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.