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Pechter, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cumberland, Maryland · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · NAICS 331210

1inspections
3citation items
$1,050current penalties
Feb 27, 2025last inspection

Pechter, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Maryland.

OSHA opened it on Feb 27, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Cumberland.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $1,050 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Pechter, Inc. averages $1,050 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Pechter, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348071804 OPENED FEB 27, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 2025

11901 Upper Potomac Industrial Park Drive, Cumberland, MD 21502 · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Serious$375$375May 5, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$675$675May 5, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Containers shall be in a suitable enclosure or otherwise protected against tampering.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

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 iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel employers in Maryland

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