ZELIENOPLE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PLATING COMPANY INCORPORATED
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMERICAN PLATING COMPANY INCORPORATED in 510 WEST GRANDVIEW AVENUE, ZELIENOPLE, PA 16063 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100428697.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMERICAN PLATING COMPANY INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 510 WEST GRANDVIEW AVENUE
- City
- ZELIENOPLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16063
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 10, ZELIENOPLE, PA 16063
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3471
- Employees
- 37
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 14, 1986
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 1986
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $300
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a) Employees working on the pipe threading machines, pipe galvanizing machine and pipe fitting galvanizing machine where lifting, bending, pushing and pulling are required, are exposed to body mechanical muscleloskeletal injuries. A feasible and useful method to correct the hazard among other methods is the periodic comprehensive training and supervision of all exposed employees in body mechanics, manual lifting techniques and in the recognized and coordinance of the hazards in manual lifting. A feasible and useful method of correct the hazard, among other methods, is the periodic comprehensive training and supervision of all exposed employees in body mechanics, manual lifting and team lifting techniques and in the utilization of lifting and movement assistance devices. *Step 1: Implement a training program in body mechanics and lifting techniques for all employees exposed to the hazard as an interim protective measure. *Step 2: Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to injuries as referenced in this citation. The dates for the following actions should be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: 1) Evaluation of the conditions, locations, and the activities that the employees are engaged in at the onset of injuries. 2) Evaluation of applicable control measure(s). 3) Periodic training of employees in the applicable control measure(s). 4) A monitoring method to assure effective utilization of the control measure(s). *Step 3: Correction shall be completed by the implementation of the detailed plan of abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300.00
- — Z (S) $300.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 100428697.
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