TAYLOR, PA —
OSHA Inspection: KANE FREIGHT LINES INC
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of KANE FREIGHT LINES INC in 1 KANE LANE, STAUFFER IND. PARK, TAYLOR, PA 18517 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 18227470.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KANE FREIGHT LINES INC
- Site address
- 1 KANE LANE, STAUFFER IND. PARK
- City
- TAYLOR
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18517
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 931, SCRANTON, PA 18501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4225
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1992
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,250
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 falling injuries from an improperly constructed and utilized forklift personnel elevating platform. The following conditions contributed to the existence of this hazard: a) Personnel platform was elevated on industrial truck forks without being secured to the forks on or upright, on or about July 18, 1990. b) Personnel platform was elevated on industrial truck forks without full platform perimeter guarding or personal fall restraints, on or about July 18, 1990. c) Personal platform was elevated on industrial truck forks without a guard to protect employees on the platform from contact with the fork lift truck mast mechanism, on or about July 18, 1990. FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS AMONG OTHERS INCLUDE: (1) Chains or clamps should be provided to secure the personnel platform to the industrial truck lifting carriage or forks (instance a). (2) The existing partial personnel platform guardrails should be extended to include mid-rails and toeboards, or a body belt with lanyard or deceleration device whould be worn by the person on the platform (instance b). (3) The personnel platform or fork lift truck should be fitted with a guard to protect personnel in the normal working position on the platform from moving parts of the truck (instance c).
Recent events (3)
- — I (S) $5250.00
- — A (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1904.2 A
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1992
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 1992
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 18227470.
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