CARLISLE, PA · 1999-05-13 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: GOODING, SIMPSON & MACKES, INCORPORATED

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 1999-05-13 00:00:00, OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GOODING, SIMPSON & MACKES, INCORPORATED in 45 SOUTH WEST STREET, CARLISLE, PA 17013 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116203571.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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: GOODING, SIMPSON & MACKES, INCORPORATED
Site address: 45 SOUTH WEST STREET
City: CARLISLE
State: PA
ZIP: 17013
Mailing: 345 SOUTH READING ROAD, P.O. BOX 476, EPHRATA, PA 17522

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1999-05-13 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1999-07-19 00:00:00
Case closed: 2000-07-20 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-07-29 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2014-08-01 01:01:50

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 1761
Employees: 95
Ownership type: A

Citations

13 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 5 instances 2 exposed

Issued: Oct 18, 1999
Abate by: Nov 5, 1999
Penalty: Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

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 and that were causing or
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of explosion and fire from
heating asphalt above its flashpoint in an improperly maintained
and operated asphalt tanker.
(a)Yard Area - The material level safety switch (low level
safety switch) on the 1979 Taurus/Liquid Asphalt Systems
tanker was not in working condition, as occurred on May
13, 1999.
(b)Yard Area - The mounted thermometer was not in working
condition, as occurred on May 13, 1999.
(c)Yard Area - There were no procedures, including those for
operating the pumping mechanism, for safely operating the
asphalt tanker, as occurred on May 13, 1999.
(d)Yard Area - The mounted thermometer had not been
calibrated on a regular basis, as occurred on May 13,
1999.
(e)Yard Area - There was no temperature log kept for the
tanker, as occurred on May 13, 1999.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct
these hazards are to fix the material level safety switch; provide
an operating mounted thermometer; develop operating procedures;
calibrate the mounted thermometer on a regular basis and develop
and maintain a written temperature log.
VERIFICATION REQUIRED

Recent events (2)

2000-06-24 00:00:00 · F (S) $5600.00
1999-10-18 00:00:00 · Z (S) $5600.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Oct 18, 1999
Abate by: Nov 5, 1999
Penalty: Initial $5,600 · Current $4,200 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2000-06-24 00:00:00 · F (S) $4200.00
1999-10-18 00:00:00 · Z (S) $5600.00

1910.132 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Oct 18, 1999
Abate by: Nov 5, 1999
Penalty: Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

Recent events (2)

2000-06-24 00:00:00 · F (S) $5600.00
1999-10-18 00:00:00 · Z (S) $5600.00

1910.133 A01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Oct 18, 1999
Abate by: Nov 5, 1999
Penalty: Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

Recent events (2)

2000-06-24 00:00:00 · F (S) $5600.00
1999-10-18 00:00:00 · Z (S) $5600.00