BUTLER, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BIOFAB PRODUCTS INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BIOFAB PRODUCTS INC. in 140 EAST BROOK LANE, BUTLER, PA 16001 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 311323216.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BIOFAB PRODUCTS INC.
- Site address
- 140 EAST BROOK LANE
- City
- BUTLER
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16001
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 332312
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3441
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $210 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 crushing/amputation hazard from unintended activation: (a) Shop: On or about 1/18/08, the foot pedal on the Wisconsin Machine Corp. press brake was not guarded. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED Among other methods one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to guard the foot pedal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $210.00
- — Z (S) $300.00
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 2008
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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 311323216.
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