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OSHA Inspection: WATKINS BUILDING COMPANY

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WATKINS BUILDING COMPANY in PITTSBURGH AVE, ERIE, PA 16505 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300279619.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
PITTSBURGH AVE
City
ERIE
State
PA
ZIP
16505
Mailing
9500 OLD ROUTE 99, MCKEAN, PA 16426
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1541
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 2, 1998
Abate by
Nov 6, 1998
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $390 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:
Construction Site - On October 7, 1998 (3) three employees were installing
wooden
trusses on a pole barn. These wooden trusses had not been properly braced
either
laterally nor diagonally.
Among other feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard are to:
1. Install all lateral and diagonal bracing as required.
2. Follow the Truss Plate Institute Summary Sheet HIB-91 (Handling,
Installation, and
Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wooden Trusses) during the erection and
installation of
all wooden truss systems.tion
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $390.00
  • · Z (S) $600.00

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 300279619.

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