WILLIAMSPORT, PA —
OSHA Inspection: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SHOP VAC CORPORATION in WATER TOWER SQ., 1000 COMMERCE PK DR, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109359349.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SHOP VAC CORPORATION
- Site address
- WATER TOWER SQ., 1000 COMMERCE PK DR
- City
- WILLIAMSPORT
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17701
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 3307, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3589
- Employees
- 700
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 29, 1997
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 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: multiple injuries from a falling hazard when employees are elevated on a platform used with a powered industrial truck and the platform is not provided with a standard guardrail system. The following are feasible and acceptable abatement methods: 1.Platform must be secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks. 2.Platform must have a slip resistant surface. 3.Platform must be equipped with a standard guardrail system as follows: a. System to consist of toprail, midrail and toeboard. b. Toprail positioned with a vertical height of between 39 and 45 inches above the surface of the platform. Rope chain, etc. used in place of solid railing not be able to be deflected more than 3 inches outward when a 200 pound force is applied and downward deflection to assure vertical height does not go below 39 inches. c. Midrail be positioned about 1/2 way between platform surface and uppermost surface of top guardrail. d. Access opening through the guardrail system be protected by a device providing equivalent protection of the guardrail system. 4.Operator to be in the control position of the powered truck when personnel elevated. 5.Overhead protection is mandatory for the powered truck and, if required by operating conditions, the platform. 6.When the moving parts of the truck represent a hazard, means must be provided to protect personnel in the normal working position. 7.Workers are to be instructed to keep their feet on the surface of the platform so as not to negate the protective guardrail system. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.178 N04
- Issued
- Oct 29, 1997
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.178 N08
- Issued
- Oct 29, 1997
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 1997
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.22 B01
- Issued
- Oct 29, 1997
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 1997
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (O)
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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 109359349.
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