BETHLEHEM, PA — 1996-02-06 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: CURRIES COMPANY

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 1996-02-06 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CURRIES COMPANY in 2198 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AVENUE B, BETHLEHEM, PA 18018 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 122029002.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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: CURRIES COMPANY
Site address: 2198 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AVENUE B
City: BETHLEHEM
State: PA
ZIP: 18018

What kind of inspection was it?

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

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1996-02-06 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1996-02-06 00:00:00
Case closed: 1996-05-29 00:00:00
Last modified: 2007-12-18 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 5031
Employees: 15
Ownership type: A

Citations

13 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 1996
Abate by: Apr 9, 1996
Penalty: Initial $1,875 · Current $1,125 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 fall hazard when elevated on a pallet on the forks of a
powered industrial
truck:
a)  Plantwide - employees were lifted approximately 16 feet off the floor
to change light
bulbs or perform other functions at that height, while they sat or stood
on a pallet on the
forks of a Clark Model GCX25 powered industrial truck, serial number
GX230-0530-
8380, exposing them to a fall hazard.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to secure the platform to the lifting carriage and/or the forks, to ensure
the platform has a
slipresistant
surface, to equip the platform with a standard guardrail
(consisting
of a toprail
positioned with a vertical height of between 39 and 45 inches above the
surface of the platform,
a midrail positioned about halfway between the platform surface and the
uppermost surface of
the top guardrail, and a toeboard), to ensure an operator is in the
control position of the truck
when personnel are elevated, to ensure the truck has overhead protection
(and, if necessary, the
platform), to provide a means to protect personnel in the normal working
position if the moving
parts of the truck present a hazard, and to instruct workers to keep their
feet on the surface of
the platform so as not to negate the protective guardrail system.

Recent events (2)

1996-03-13 00:00:00 — I (S) $1125.00
1996-03-07 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1875.00

1910.107 C02

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 1996
Abate by: Apr 12, 1996
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $500 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1996-03-13 00:00:00 — I (O) $500.00
1996-03-07 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.107 E03

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 1996
Abate by: Mar 15, 1996

Recent events (2)

1996-03-13 00:00:00 — I (O)
1996-03-07 00:00:00 — Z (S)