MYERSTOWN, PA · 1990-06-12 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: HOWER SANITATION

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 1990-06-12 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HOWER SANITATION in 319 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, MYERSTOWN, PA 17067 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 102605201.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: HOWER SANITATION
Site address: 319 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET
City: MYERSTOWN
State: PA
ZIP: 17067

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: B

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1990-06-12 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1990-06-12 00:00:00
Case closed: 1991-01-04 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 4212
Employees: 24
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Manufacturing safety.

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Oct 2, 1990
Abate by: Oct 9, 1990
Penalty: Initial $300 · Current $200 Reduced

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 hazard that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
sustaining broken bones as a result of wire rope cable failure during
winch operation:
A) Hower Sanitation - Trash truck, license YK26336, winch with a twelve
(12) inch section of wire rope cable smashed, on or about June 12,
1990.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among other methods, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct
this hazard is to inspect wire rope daily and to remove damaged rope
from service.

Recent events (2)

1990-10-25 00:00:00 · I (S) $200.00
1990-10-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $300.00

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 24 exposed

Issued: Oct 2, 1990
Abate by: Nov 30, 1990
Penalty: Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1990-10-25 00:00:00 · I (S) $150.00
1990-10-02 00:00:00 · Z (S) $300.00

1910.1200 G01

Serious 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Oct 2, 1990
Abate by: Nov 30, 1990

Recent events (2)

1990-10-25 00:00:00 · I (S)
1990-10-02 00:00:00 · Z (S)

1910.1200 H01

Serious 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Oct 2, 1990
Abate by: Nov 30, 1990

Recent events (2)

1990-10-25 00:00:00 · I (S)
1990-10-02 00:00:00 · Z (S)

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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 102605201.

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