LEBANON, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: KERCHER MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KERCHER MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED in 920 MECHANIC STREET, LEBANON, PA 17046 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 112989249.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KERCHER MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 920 MECHANIC STREET
- City
- LEBANON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17046
- Mailing
- 920 MECHANIC STREET, LEBANON, PA 17046
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3599
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2002
- Abate by
- Dec 23, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $525 · Current $340 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 injury from an unintended actuation of a foot pedal not protected by a guard: (a)Shear Shop - No means was provided to protect the foot pedal of the Chicago Dreis & Krump mechanical press brake from unintentional actuation by falling or moving objects or by someone accidently stepping on it, on or about November 22, 2002. VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $340.00
- · Z (S) $525.00
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2002
- Abate by
- Dec 23, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $525 · Current $340 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $340.00
- · Z (S) $525.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 112989249.
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