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OSHA Inspection: W.J. SOFIS, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of W.J. SOFIS, INC. in SMITHFIELD STREET BRIDGE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 122678923.

What this inspection record means

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Establishment
W.J. SOFIS, INC.
Site address
SMITHFIELD STREET BRIDGE
City
PITTSBURGH
State
PA
ZIP
15222
Mailing
554 BUCKTOWN CORK ROAD, CLINTON, PA 15026
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
7353
Employees
15
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 26, 1996
Abate by
Aug 29, 1996
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 hazards in that:
(a)  Smithfield Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, PA;  The outriggers on the
passenger
side of the Effer Snooper bridge inspection device were not fully extended
while
the outriggers on the drivers side were not extended at all.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard is to operate the Effer Snooper in accordance with the
manufacturer's
instructions and ANSI A92.8.
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $1500.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1926.20 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 26, 1996
Abate by
Aug 29, 1996
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $1500.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 26, 1996
Abate by
Aug 29, 1996
Penalty
Current $750
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $750.00
  • · Z (S)

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 122678923.

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