WINDBER, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: THIELE MANUFACTURING LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THIELE MANUFACTURING LLC in 309 SPRUCE STREET, WINDBER, PA 15963 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 312629678.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THIELE MANUFACTURING LLC
- Site address
- 309 SPRUCE STREET
- City
- WINDBER
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15963
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (Y)
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
- 47
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
15 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.213 H01
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
1910.243 C01
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
1910.305 E01
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $1250.00
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $750.00
1910.133 A06
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
1910.178 A06
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $750.00
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
1910.147 C06 IC
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $350 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 falling loads due to a failure of the spreader bar: (a) Facility, Spruce Street, Windber, PA: On or about April 8, 2009, the home-made spreader bar being used to lift truck beds was not proof tested and labeled as to its rated load capacity. In addition, no frequent and periodic inspections are conducted of this spreader bar. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement is to conduct load testing, frequent and periodic inspections of the spreader bar in accordance with ASME/ANSI B30.20; Below The Hook Lifting Devices.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $1250.00
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $750.00
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $750.00
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2009
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2009
- Abate by
- May 18, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $330 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 falling loads: (a) Facility, Spruce Street, Windber, PA: On or about April 8, 2009, employees are exposed to falling loads while reaching under the truck bed to put the pin in the hoist while the truck bed is being suspended by the hoist. (b) Facility, Spruce Street, Windber, PA: On or about April 8, 2009, frequent (monthly) hoist inspections are not being conducted. In addition, the periodic (yearly) hoist inspections are not being conducted in accordance with the hoist manufacturer's recommendations. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement for item (a) is to develop a method to insert the pin whereby the employee does not have to put any part of his body between the truck frame and the suspended load (bed). Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement for item (b) is to conduct monthly and yearly inspections in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $330.00
- · Z (S) $1250.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 312629678.
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