NESQUEHONING, PA — 1993-08-19 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 1993-08-19 00:00:00, OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT INC. in ONE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, NESQUEHONING, PA 18240 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 106465206.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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: KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT INC.
Site address: ONE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
City: NESQUEHONING
State: PA
ZIP: 18240

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete (A)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1993-08-19 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1993-11-16 00:00:00
Case closed: 1994-07-31 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 3711
Employees: 436
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Manufacturing safety.

Citations

22 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994
Penalty: Initial $1,875 · Current $950 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 hazards that were causing or likely
to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to an explosive dust hazard during storage
of waste aluminum dust:
a)  Aluminum dust, a reactive combustible metal dust was
stored in an open 40 gallon drum between building No. 1
and building No. 2, an area where smoking was not
prohibited and where compressed flammable gases and
oxygen were present, thereby exposing employees to the
hazard of fire and explosion, August 20, 1993.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD
TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
1.  Discharge the stored material from the Torit Dust
Collector in to tightly covered metal containers which
are stored in an area where smoking, open fires and
lights are prohibited.

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S) $950.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1875.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994
Penalty: Initial $1,875 · Current $950 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S) $950.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1875.00

1910.145 C03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S) $750.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.157 D01

Serious Gravity 00 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994

1910.157 G02

Serious Gravity 00 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Apr 30, 1994

Recent events (3)

1994-03-22 00:00:00 — P (S)
1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S)
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994
Penalty: Initial $1,125 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S) $700.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1125.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 02 3 instances 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Feb 14, 1994
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S) $1200.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.212 A02

Serious Gravity 00 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Mar 14, 1994
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S) $1200.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.303 B01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (S) $750.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.305 G02 III

Serious Gravity 00 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994

1910.307 B

Serious Gravity 00 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994

1904.2 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Jan 12, 1994
Abate by: Jan 20, 1994
Penalty: Initial $750 · Current $200 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1994-02-02 00:00:00 — I (O) $200.00
1994-01-12 00:00:00 — Z (O) $750.00