ERIE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY in 2240 WEST 15TH. STREET, ERIE, PA 16505 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 113337331.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY
- Site address
- 2240 WEST 15TH. STREET
- City
- ERIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16505
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
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3494
- Employees
- 37
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
16 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $1,000 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: A) AMPUTATIONS DURING THE OPERATION OF A HYDRAULIC PRESS ACTUATED BY A FOOT PEDAL THAT LACKED PROTECTION FROM UNINTENDED/ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION. IN THE SHOP AREA, THE OILGEAR HYDRAULIC PRESS, NUMBER 77, WAS ACTIVATED BY FOOT PEDAL WHILE PARTS WERE PUT IN AN UNGUARDED POINT OF OPERATION. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO GUARD THE FOOT CONTROL AGAINST ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1250.00
1910.212 A03 III
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1910.333 B02 I
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 1991
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $600 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $600.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
1910.217 C02 IA
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1250.00
1910.217 D09 I
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1250.00
1910.217 E01 I
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
1910.217 E01 II
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
1910.217 E03
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
1910.217 F02
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 1991
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.217 F02
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $600 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $600.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 1991
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.20 G01
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 1991
1910.217 G
- Issued
- May 21, 1991
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 1991
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 113337331.
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