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Penn Forest Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Charlottesville, Virginia · Telecommunications · NAICS 517510

4inspections
5citation items
$4,080current penalties
Apr 11, 2017last inspection

Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited Penn Forest Services in Virginia 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Apr 11, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Salem and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

The penalties, $4,080 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.453 (aerial lifts), 4 times.

Among media and telecom employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,798 penalty. Penn Forest Services averages $1,778 across 2 cited inspections.

Penn Forest Services: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342240058 OPENED APR 11, 2017Open

Planned · Partial · Health · 10 employees at the site · Open

1830 West Main Street, Salem, VA 24153 · Telecommunications · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
Serious$945$945May 2, 2017Final

Inspection 341854214 OPENED OCT 18, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 18, 2016

Garth Rd And Old Garth Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341170694 OPENED JAN 7, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2023

Jefferson Park Ave Median Area Between Streets, Charlottesville, VA 22902 · Telecommunications · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.50(c) · Medical services and first aid
Serious$720$720Mar 2, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
Serious$945$945Mar 2, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$945$945Mar 2, 2016Final

Inspection 316630771 OPENED SEP 21, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Sep 26, 2013

2123 Wards Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24502 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
Serious$525$525Sep 25, 2012Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.453 · Aerial lifts

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v)

(v) A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(viii)

(viii) An aerial lift truck shall not be moved when the boom is elevated in a working position with men in the basket, except for equipment which is specifically designed for this type of operation in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.50 · Medical services and first aid

29 CFR 1926.50(c)

(c) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or physician, that is reasonably accessible in terms of time and distance to the worksite, which is available for the treatment of injured employees, a person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the American Red Cross, or equivalent training that can be verified by documentary evidence, shall be available at the worksite to render first aid.

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