DUNBAR, PA —
OSHA Inspection: RITENOUR LUMBER COMPANY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of RITENOUR LUMBER COMPANY in STATE GAME LAND #51, DUNBAR, PA 15431 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116046293.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RITENOUR LUMBER COMPANY
- Site address
- STATE GAME LAND #51
- City
- DUNBAR
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15431
- Mailing
- BOX 33, MELCROFT, PA 15642
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2421
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 19, 1992
- Abate by
- May 24, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $525 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) Dunbar Mountain; Employees exposed to being struck by falling trees in that employees felling trees were not provided initial training and periodic training on the hazards associated with their job. Among others, one feasible and useful means of abatement would be to establish a training program for the woods crew that would include the following elements: 1. Training program on the proper method of felling trees. 2. Designation of a competent person. 3. Management commitment to the training program. 4. Enforcement procedures by management. 5. Employee training program is ongoing and effective.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $525.00
- — Z (S) $1050.00
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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 116046293.
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