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Techniserv, Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations

Berwick, Pennsylvania · All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333999

2inspections
3citation items
$2,105current penalties
Jul 15, 2016last inspection

Techniserv, Incorporated has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Pennsylvania, the first in 2016.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 15, 2016 after a complaint, in Berwick.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $2,807 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,105, down 25%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Techniserv, Incorporated averages $2,105 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Techniserv, Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Techniserv, Incorporated: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341627560 OPENED JUL 15, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2016

351 South Eaton Street, Berwick, PA 18603 · All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,807$2,105Aug 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Aug 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Aug 18, 2016Final

Inspection 341580637 OPENED JUN 27, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 90 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 2016

351 South Eaton Street, Berwick, PA 18603 · All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2020, the Berwick site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 88 workers: 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 60 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Techniserv, Inc.
Berwick · 2020
88 444.62.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)

(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a)

(A) As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i)

(2) Visual inspection. (i) Portable cord- and plug-connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) shall be visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket). Cord- and plug-connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) which remain connected once they are put in place and are not exposed to damage need not be visually inspected until they are relocated.

Other all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania

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