DUBOIS, PA —
OSHA Inspection: RESCAR, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of RESCAR, INC. in 450 OSBORNN STREET, DUBOIS, PA 15801 (NAICS 488210). OSHA activity number 334272317.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RESCAR, INC.
- Site address
- 450 OSBORNN STREET
- City
- DUBOIS
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15801
- Mailing
- 450 OSBORN STREET, DUBOIS, PA 15801
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 488210
- Employees
- 1000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 I10
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(i)(10): The employer did not ensure that each attendant performed no duties that could interfere with the attendant's primary duty to monitor and protect the authorized entrants: A.) Rescar Companies - On or about 5/11/12, employees entered confined spaces including, but not limited to, rail tank cars. Employees acting as Permit Required Confined Space attendants were engaged in other activities, including, but not limited to, welding on other rail tank cars.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $7000
- — F (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 I04
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(i)(4): The employer did not ensure that each attendant remained outside the permit space during entry until relieved by another attendant: A): Rescar Companies - On or about 5/11/12, employees entered confined spaces which included but were not limited to rail tank cars. Employees acting as Permit Required Confined Space attendants were not located outside of the confined space. The attendants were performing other work activities which included, but were not limited to welding on other tank cars.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D07
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(7): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), where multiple spaces were to be monitored by a single attendant, the employer did not include in the permit program the means and procedures to enable the attendant to respond to an emergency affecting one or more of the permit spaces being monitored without distraction from the attendant's responsibilities under paragraph (i) of this section: A.) Rescar Companies - On or about 5/11/12, employees enetered confined spaces which included, but were not limited to rail tank cars. The written program did not explain the procedures for how an attendant would continue to monitor multiple spaces while attending to an emergency in one of them.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 K03 II
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(ii): An authorized entrant entered a permit space and did not have the other end of the retrieval line attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the permit space in such a manner that rescue could begin as soon as possible. A): Rescar Companies - On or about 5/11/12, an employee had entered a rail tank car (#GATX31606) to perform work. The employee was wearing a harness but the lifeline was not attached to a fixed point outside of the confined space.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $7000
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 D14
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review the permit-required confined space program, using the canceled permits retained under 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) within one A.) Rescar Companies - On or about 5/11/12, employees were entering permit-required confined spaces which included but were not limited to, rail road tank cars. Only a random sample of permits were reviewed each year. NOTE: Employers may perform a single annual review covering all entries performed during 12-month period. If no entry is performed during a 12-month period, no review is necessary. Appendix C to 29 CFR 1910.146 presents examples of permit entry programs t
Recent events (3)
- — C (O) $0
- — F (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 334272317.
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