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OSHA Inspection: BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. in WEST NOBLESTOWN ROAD, CARNEGIE, PA 15106 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 122672983.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
WEST NOBLESTOWN ROAD
City
CARNEGIE
State
PA
ZIP
15106
Mailing
WEST NOBLESTOWN ROAD, P.O. BOX 448, CARNEGIE, PA 15106
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (Y)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3089
Employees
28
Ownership type
Private (A)

19 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1100.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

1910.30 A03

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Oct 6, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $1100.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

1910.37 F01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1100.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

1910.37 K02

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997

1910.37 Q01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997

1910.132 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $1100.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

1910.146 C01

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1800.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

1910.146 C02

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.146 C07 IV

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.147 C01

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 30, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1800.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 30, 1997
Penalty
Current $1,100
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1100.00
  • · Z (S)

1910.157 C04

Deleted Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1350.00
  • · Z (S) $1350.00

1910.157 G02

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Nov 29, 1997
Penalty
Current $1,100
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $1100.00
  • · Z (S)

1910.178 K02

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1800.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

1910.178 P01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Current $1,100
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1100.00
  • · Z (S)

1910.184 E02 II

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,350 · Current $1,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1100.00
  • · Z (S) $1350.00

1910.242 B

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1100.00
  • · Z (S) $1800.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997
Penalty
Initial $1,350 · Current $1,100 Reduced
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)  Main line conveyor belt;  Employees, required to separate items to be
recycled, were walking atop of the moving conveyor belts.  Employees were
exposed to falls and rotating parts.ng
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1100.00
  • · Z (S) $1350.00

1910.305 B01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 22, 1997
Abate by
Sep 26, 1997

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