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Western Group: OSHA inspections and violations

Portersville, Pennsylvania · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · NAICS 332312

1inspections
15citation items
$11,989current penalties
Jun 4, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Western Group once in Pennsylvania.

The inspection began on Jun 4, 2015 after a complaint, in Portersville.

That inspection ended with 15 citation items: 12 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $18,445 and now stand at $11,989, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

Overhead and gantry cranes comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.179.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Western Group averages $11,989 (1 cited inspection).

Western Group: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340680578 OPENED JUN 4, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Jul 30, 2015

1406 Perry Highway, Portersville, PA 16051 · Fabricated Structural Metal 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$3,570$2,320Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1) · General requirements
 Serious$1,785$1,160Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$3,570$2,320Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,785$1,160Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.179(b)(6)(ii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$3,570$2,320Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5d
29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,380$1,647Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,785$1,062Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii)

(ii) If an energy isolating device is capable of being locked out, the employer's energy control program under paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall utilize lockout, unless the employer can demonstrate that the utilization of a tagout system will provide full employee protection as set forth in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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