ERIE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: WATKINS BUILDING COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WATKINS BUILDING COMPANY in PITTSBURGH AVE, ERIE, PA 16505 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300279619.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WATKINS BUILDING COMPANY
- Site address
- PITTSBURGH AVE
- City
- ERIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16505
- Mailing
- 9500 OLD ROUTE 99, MCKEAN, PA 16426
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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)
- 1541
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 2, 1998
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $390 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: 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
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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 300279619.
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