KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — 2006-02-28 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: AKROPOLIS MARBLE AND GRANITE IMPORTS INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 2006-02-28 00:00:00, OSHA opened a planned health inspection of AKROPOLIS MARBLE AND GRANITE IMPORTS INC. in 305 EAST CHURCH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 308177229.

What this inspection record means

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: AKROPOLIS MARBLE AND GRANITE IMPORTS INC.
Site address: 305 EAST CHURCH ROAD
City: KING OF PRUSSIA
State: PA
ZIP: 19406
Mailing: 1340 EAST RIDGE PIKE, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Planned (H)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2006-02-28 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2006-02-28 00:00:00
Case closed: 2012-07-10 00:00:00
Last modified: 2012-07-25 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2012-08-07 03:02:29

Establishment context

NAICS code: 327991
SIC code (legacy): 3281
Employees: 35
Ownership type: A

Citations

14 citations on file for this inspection.

1903.19 C01

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 7 exposed

Issued: Feb 2, 2007
Abate by: Mar 7, 2007
Penalty: Initial $600 · Current $375 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2007-11-26 00:00:00 — F (O) $375.00
2007-02-02 00:00:00 — Z (O) $600.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Jul 6, 2006
Abate by: Aug 22, 2006
Penalty: Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 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:
OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE:
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Materials were not stored in a manner to prevent the
creation of the hazard of sliding or
collapse:
a. Shop - On February 28, 2006 and at time prior thereto, employees were
exposed to hazard of being
crushed by sheets of marble while handling marble & granite slabs stored
in
"A" frame racks for the
purpose storing and moving the slabs to the saws.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard is to:
(1) Institute and enforce a policy in which employees are prohibited from
standing in the danger
zone of unstable and/or hand-supported stone slabs.
(2) Support the slabs with heavy nylon straps wrapped around the entire
"A" frame rack until
this slab is securely supported with the mechanical lifting device.
(3) Increase the distance between racks to account for the size of the
slabs held in the rack.

Recent events (2)

2007-11-26 00:00:00 — F (S) $375.00
2006-07-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $750.00