Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Seward Operating, LLC in Pennsylvania 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 5, 2017 on a referral, in New Florence.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The penalties, $8,873 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among utility employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $0 penalty. Seward Operating, LLC averages $8,873 across 1 cited inspection.
Seward Operating, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Aug 31, 2017: Backhoe operator sustains head injuries when struck by a "po
At 4:00 p.m. on August 31, 2017, an employee was operating a JCB 4CX15-T back hoe. The unapproved attachment (poker) on the backhoe struck the operator's cab, breaking the window and struck the employee. The employee sustained head and face trauma including a fractured orbital bone and laceration. The employee also sustained a concussion.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the New Florence site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 111 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 131 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Seward Operating, LLC
New Florence · 2025
111
3
1
2.3
1.0
Seward Operating
New Florence · 2022
47
1
1
2.0
1.0
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.
Aug 31, 2017, New Florence: Hospitalization · fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions · multiple head locations
An employee was operating a backhoe to clean fuel bunkers when a backhoe attachment broke through the back window of the operator's cab and struck the employee. The employee was found unresponsive with head and face injuries, requiring hospitalization. The employee suffered a concussion, a broken orbital bone and a laceration.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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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.
