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Ptubes, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Honesdale, Pennsylvania · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

1inspections
3citation items
$4,990current penalties
Oct 26, 2020last inspection

Ptubes, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Pennsylvania.

OSHA opened it on Oct 26, 2020 after a complaint, in Honesdale.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $6,242 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,990, down 20%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Ptubes, Inc. averages $4,990 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ptubes, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344994926 OPENED OCT 26, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Jun 11, 2021

84 4th Streeet #1, Honesdale, PA 18431 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · 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$3,121$2,495Apr 8, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,121$2,495Apr 8, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Apr 8, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3)

(3) Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

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