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OSHA Inspection: HARSCO CORPORATION

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HARSCO CORPORATION in 1001 HERR STREET, HARRISBURG, PA 17105 (NAICS 332420). OSHA activity number 305841017.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
HARSCO CORPORATION
Site address
1001 HERR STREET
City
HARRISBURG
State
PA
ZIP
17105
Mailing
P.O. BOX 2365, HARRISBURG, PA 17105
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (Y)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332420
SIC code (legacy)
3443
Employees
85
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 26, 2004
Abate by
May 20, 2004
Penalty
Initial $700 · Current $455 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 was free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to an injury from the unintended actuation of a foot
pedal/treadle, not provided
with a guard:
(a)No. 2 Forge Building - An employee operated a forge press with an
unguarded
foot pedal, on or about April 9, 2004.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO GUARD THE FOOT PEDAL.
*** Or In The Alternative ***
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect
operator(s) and other
employees from hazard(s) created by an unguarded foot pedal.
(a)No. 2 Forge Building - An employee operated a forge press with an
unguarded
foot pedal, on or about April 9, 2004.
VERIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $455.00
  • · Z (S) $700.00

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This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 305841017.

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