POTTSVILLE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: SPOTTS BROTHERS INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SPOTTS BROTHERS INC. in 300 BLOCK, N. CENTRE STREET, POTTSVILLE, PA 17901 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 17616970.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SPOTTS BROTHERS INC.
- Site address
- 300 BLOCK, N. CENTRE STREET
- City
- POTTSVILLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17901
- Mailing
- 460 COLUMBIA STREET, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA 17972
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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)
- 1542
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 29, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 7, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $500 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: multiple injuries from a falling hazard when employees are elevated on a platform used with a powered industrial truck and appropriate personal protective equipment to prevent falls was not worn by the employee and no operator was positioned at the trucks controls. The following are feasible and acceptable abatement methods: 1.Platform must be secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks. 2.Platform must have a slip resistant surface. 3.Platform must be equipped with a standard guardrail system as follows: a.System to consist of toprail, midrail and toeboard. b.Toprail positioned with a vertical height of between 39 and 45 inches above the surface of the platform. Rope chain, etc. used in place of solid railing not be able to be deflected more than 3 inches outward when a 200 pound force is applied and downward deflection to assure vertical height does not go below 39 inches. c.Midrail be positioned about 1/2 way between platform surface and uppermost surface of top guardrail. d.Access opening through the guardrail system be protected by a device providing equivalent protection of the guardrail system. 4.Operator to be in the control position of the powered truck when personnel elevated. 5.Overhead protection is mandatory for the powered truck and, if required by operating conditions, the platform. 6.When the moving parts of the truck represent a hazard, means must be provided to protect personnel in the normal working position. 7.Workers are to be instructed to keep their feet on the surface of the platform so as not to negate the protective guardrail system. OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE: 29 CFR 1926.95(a) Safety and Health Act of 1970 a) Construction site, Center St., Pottsville, PA: appropriate personal protective equipment to prevent falls was not worn by an employee working from the elevated platform of a Dyna Lift, October 19, 1994.er
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $500.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
1926.500 B01
- Issued
- Nov 29, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 9, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $360 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (O) $360.00
- — Z (S) $600.00
1903.2 A01
- Issued
- Nov 29, 1994
- Abate by
- Jan 13, 1995
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
1926.59 E01
- Issued
- Nov 29, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 23, 1994
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
1926.59 H
- Issued
- Nov 29, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 1994
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
1926.150 C01 I
- Issued
- Nov 29, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 9, 1994
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
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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 17616970.
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