NEW OXFORD, PA —
OSHA Inspection: WAMPLER FOODS, INCORPORATED
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of WAMPLER FOODS, INCORPORATED in 304 SOUTH WATER STREET, NEW OXFORD, PA 17350 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116213117.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WAMPLER FOODS, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 304 SOUTH WATER STREET
- City
- NEW OXFORD
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17350
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 38, NEW OXFORD, PA 17350
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- 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)
- 2015
- Employees
- 450
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $2,000 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: fall hazard of up to seven (7) feet while standing on an unsecured wooden pallet used as a work platform on the forks of a lift truck. (a)Live Holding Shed - Employees used a pallet on the forks of a Clark forklift truck as a work platform while attempting to raise and secure a fan to the wood frame work. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM DESIGNED FOR THE SAFE LIFTING OF PERSONNEL WHICH IS FASTENED TO THE LIFTING MECHANISM OF THE FORK TRUCK. VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $2975.00
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $2975.00
1910.178 L
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.178 M05 III
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.178 A06
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2000
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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 116213117.
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