HATFIELD, PA —
OSHA Inspection: W.R. EMERT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of W.R. EMERT, INC. in 2700 RICHMOND ROAD, HATFIELD, PA 19440 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 123255101.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- W.R. EMERT, INC.
- Site address
- 2700 RICHMOND ROAD
- City
- HATFIELD
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19440
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 206, HATFIELD, PA 19440
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
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5093
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 13, 1995
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $263 · Current $236 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 due to improper personnel platform on the fork truck: a) The industrial truck used to lift personnel was not provided with a firmly secured safety platform that contained guard rails. Employees were exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard to the ground below. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among others one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to secure the platform to the lifting carriage and/or forks and install a standard guardrail system.il
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $236.00
- — Z (S) $263.00
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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 123255101.
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