NEWTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: WHITE ENGINEERING SURFACES CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WHITE ENGINEERING SURFACES CORPORATION in ONE PHEASANT RUN, NEWTOWN, PA 18940 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300996436.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WHITE ENGINEERING SURFACES CORPORATION
- Site address
- ONE PHEASANT RUN
- City
- NEWTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18940
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 880, NEWTOWN, PA 18940
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3479
- Employees
- 95
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $350 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 fire and explosion hazards connected to thermal spraying operations: a) Robot Room - Thermal spraying operations in this room created an undetermined build-up of flammable gases (fuel gases, oxygen and hydrogen), while ignition sources were present such as non-explosion-proof electrical equipment. b) Coating Shop, Spindle Number Four (4) - A shop-made plywood enclosure around this high temperature thermal spray operation created a fire hazard. Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these hazards are to install interlocks to ensure spraying equipment will not work without adequate ventilation, to install monitoring and/or alarm equipment to detect the presence of gas build-ups, to provide appropriate special fire extinguishers as needed, to follow the recommendations of the equipment manufacturers, to remove combustible wooden enclosures or line them with noncombustible materials, to implement specific written procedures in which employee operators are thoroughly trained, and/or to initiate a periodic inspection program which includes annual leak checks. All operations should be in accordance with ANSI/AWS Z49.1. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $350.00
- — Z (S) $875.00
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $700 · Current $280 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $280.00
- — Z (S) $700.00
1910.215 A02
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $525 · Current $210 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $210.00
- — Z (S) $525.00
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $700 · Current $280 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $280.00
- — Z (S) $700.00
1910.303 F
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 1998
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 1998
1910.253 B02 IV
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 1998
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 1998
1910.1200 F05 II
- Issued
- Oct 7, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 1998
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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 300996436.
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