EASTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ESSEX NORTHEAST SERVICE CENTER COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ESSEX NORTHEAST SERVICE CENTER COMPANY in 1000 CONROY PL., EASTON, PA 18040 (NAICS 332321). OSHA activity number 308175108.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ESSEX NORTHEAST SERVICE CENTER COMPANY
- Site address
- 1000 CONROY PL.
- City
- EASTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332321
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3442
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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/or explosion hazards due to the generation and accumulation of explosive dust: a) Wood Shop -- employees used various pieces of woodworking machinery which produced a very fine, combustible wood/gypsum dust, which was inadequately contained by the individual dust-collection systems on the machines, on or about 11/3/05 and 11/21/05. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO FOLLOW NFPA 664-1998, "STANDARD FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS IN WOOD PROCESSING AND WOODWORKING FACILITIES", INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: INSTALL A DUST-COLLECTING SYSTEM WHICH WAS DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 650 "STANDARD FOR PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS", AND NFPA 91, "STANDARD FOR EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR AIR CONVEYING OF MATERIALS", AND IS INSTALLED ACCORDING TO NFPA 664 (DUST COLLECTORS SHALL BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS, ETC.). Abatement certification and documentation 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. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2006
1910.252 B02 III
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $613 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $612.50
- — Z (S) $1225.00
1910.107 E03
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $438 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $437.50
- — Z (S) $875.00
1910.107 G02
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2006
1910.107 B03
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2006
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $350.00
- — Z (S) $700.00
1910.217 E01 II
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2006
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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 308175108.
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