PITTSBURGH, PA —
OSHA Inspection: JOHN MORROW REFUSE, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of JOHN MORROW REFUSE, INC. in HANCOCK ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15238 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 305100679.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- JOHN MORROW REFUSE, INC.
- Site address
- HANCOCK ROAD
- City
- PITTSBURGH
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15238
- Mailing
- 4985 BAKERSTOWN CULMERSVILLE ROAD, TARENTUM, PA 15084
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)
- 4953
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2002
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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: (a) Hancock Road jobsite, Harmar Twp., PA; On or about March 8, 2002, the 1988 Mack Trucks, Inc. garbage truck (Truck #1) was not properly maintained. The back-up warning alarm was malfunctioning when the vehicle was put into reverse. The vehicle was not taken out of service before the back-up warning alarm was repaired. (b) Hancock Road jobsite, Harmar Twp., PA; On or about March 8, 2002, before the 1988 Mack Trucks, Inc. garbage truck (Truck #1) was put into reverse, it was not ensured that the area behind the vehicle was clear and that the locations of all the employees were known.
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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 305100679.
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