HAWTHORN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MAX GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MAX GENERAL DISTRIBUTION in 3377 BROOKVILLE STREET, HAWTHORN, PA 16230 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 311873533.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MAX GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
- Site address
- 3377 BROOKVILLE STREET
- City
- HAWTHORN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16230
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 127, NEW BETHLEHEM, PA 16230
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 321920
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2421
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
19 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
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 an inadequate use of seatbelts while operating fork trucks A)Max General Distribution, pallet area - On or about 5/27/09, employees were not wearing the seatbelts provided on the Hyster fork trucks when they were operating the forklifts. The condition potentially exposed employees to caught-between/crushing hazards. B)Max General Distribution, warehouse area - On or about 5/27/09, employees were not wearing the seatbelts provided on the Toyota fork trucks when they were operating the forklifts. The condition potentially exposed employees to caught-between/crushing hazards. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct the conditions would be to enforce seatbelt use on forklift trucks as required in ANSI B56.1
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
1910.22 B01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.23 B01 I
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
1910.37 A02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
1910.157 G01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050
1910.178 M02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100
1910.303 B07
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.303 G01 II
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.305 G01 IV
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
1910.303 G02 II
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
1910.334 A01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2009
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2009
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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 311873533.
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