PHOENIXVILLE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: RTF WELDING SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of RTF WELDING SERVICES, INC. in 1158 RAPPS DAM RD., PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 307019885.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RTF WELDING SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 1158 RAPPS DAM RD.
- City
- PHOENIXVILLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19460
- Mailing
- 65 TATTERSALL DRIVE, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016
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
- 238120
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1791
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2004
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees while rigging and hoisting structural steel beams: a) 1158 Rapps Dam Rd. - An I beam weighing 2,045 lbs. slipped from the yellow nylon sling because the load block was not centered and the load was not balanced before hoisting. The beam hit a vertical steel member causing an employee to fall approximately 12 feet to the ground. Among other methods, two feasible methods of abatement would be that the qualified rigger ensures that only eye-and-eye slings shall be used for choking the load. The eye of the sling shall be firmly in contact with the load before hoisting. Also, the riggers should ensure that the load block be centered over the load and that the load shall be balanced. NOTE: ABATEMENT DOCUMENATION REQUIRED.ION
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S) $1500.00
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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 307019885.
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