Veeder-Root has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Pennsylvania, the first in 1982.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 10, 2021 on a referral, in Duncansville.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 6 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $24,119 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $18,819, down 22%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.94, ventilation (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Veeder-Root averages $5,969 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Veeder-Root also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345143200 OPENED FEB 10, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 165 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2021
2709 Route 764, Duncansville, PA 16635 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 3, 2021: Employee amputates fingertip while pressing bushings
At 10:00 a.m. on February 3, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a manufacturing company, was pressing bushings into parts using a press. During the upstroke, the bushings and part become stuck on the ram. The employee attempted to remove the part and pinched her finger between the part and a stripper bar. Employee #1 sustained an amputation of the tip of the left ring finger. The employee was treated for the injury without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $5,969 | $5,969 | Mar 1, 2021 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Duncansville site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 276 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.3 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Mar 24, 2021, Duncansville: Hospitalization · electrical burns, unspecified · leg(s), unspecified
An employee was moving a metal manifold with a jib hoist. The employee lowered the manifold onto the cart and was using both hands to position the manifold. The pendant struck the metal manifold and hoist lifting hook and broke the back cover off which exposed the live electrical terminals. The terminals then contacted the metal and shocked the employee resulting in a burn to the back of their…
Feb 3, 2021, Duncansville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a press to manufacture parts. The employee activated the press with a two-hand control and then reached into the area where the part was located before the ram returned to the top. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the guard and the plate, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
Jun 19, 2015, Duncansville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee sustained an amputation of the left ring fingertip while operating a drill press.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
