Since 1975, OSHA inspectors have visited Young Galvanizing, Inc. in Pennsylvania 21 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 22, 2022 after a complaint, in Pulaski.
In all, OSHA issued 124 citation items: 95 serious, 1 repeat and 28 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $92,536; today they stand at $55,050, 41% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.179 (overhead and gantry cranes), 13 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Young Galvanizing, Inc. averages $4,471 across 6 cited inspections.
Young Galvanizing, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 346406499 OPENED DEC 22, 2022Closed
Planned · Partial · Health · 96 employees at the site · Closed Jan 30, 2023
8281 Mercer Street, Pulaski, PA 16143 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344963186 OPENED OCT 5, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 103 employees at the site · Closed Apr 20, 2021
8281 Mercer Street, Pulaski, PA 16143 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 30, 2020: Employee fractures legs when struck by falling metal beams
At 2:15 a.m. on September 30, 2020, an employee was working as "pot man #1" for a company that performs galvanizing. He was working with a coworker working as "pot man #2" preparing to perform a tandem lift utilizing two overhead monorail cranes. The lift was necessary in order to dip and submerge coral I-beams/girders (beams) in a zinc-galvanizing tank. The employee was working at monorail crane #5 on the west side at the front of the beams closest to the tank while his coworker worked at monorail crane #4 on the east side at the rear of the beams. The employee had his back to his coworker as he attached a short (1-foot) S-hook to the crane hook and structural / mechanical under-the-hook lifting device. After the coworker hooked up the long (2-foot) S-hook to the crane hook and structural / mechanical under-the-hook lifting device, he hit the up button on the pendant in order to take up the slack in the cable. The coworker stated that as the crane when up it travelled faster than usual and caused the three beams to lift off the ground. The beams weighed a combined 4,000 pounds and measured 29-feet 9-1/4-inches in length each. The beams fell over and struck the employee in the back of the calves knocking him the floor face first. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple bilateral leg fractures.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,288 | $9,875 | Mar 29, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $7,461 | $0 | Mar 29, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 337291041 OPENED NOV 8, 2012Closed
Planned · Partial · Health · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 2013
8281 Mercer Street, Pulaski, PA 16143 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Pulaski site logged 18 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 96 workers: 18.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 184 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 30, 2020, Pulaski: Amputation · fractures · leg(s), unspecified
Employees were using an overhead crane to submerge metal I-beams and girders in a galvanizing dip tank. Other I-beams and girders were stacked on the shop floor waiting to be processed. The stack was bumped, causing three I-beams/girders (weighing about 4,000 pounds in total) to fall off and strike an employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized with multiple leg fractures.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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