COOPERSBURG, PA —
OSHA Inspection: SHIELDS TRANSPORTATION LLC
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of SHIELDS TRANSPORTATION LLC in 5000 BLOCK OF MAJESTIC DRIVE, COOPERSBURG, PA 18036 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 334659984.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SHIELDS TRANSPORTATION LLC
- Site address
- 5000 BLOCK OF MAJESTIC DRIVE
- City
- COOPERSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18036
- Mailing
- 2908-10 EAST TIOGA ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19134
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 238110
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.51 F01
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coating, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees. Such facilities shall be in near proximity to the worksite and shall be so equipped as to enable employees to remove such substances. a) Construction site - On or about May 8 2012, the employer did not provide soap, towels, and adequate water for washing, for employees constructing footers from concrete containing portland cement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1020
- — Z (S) $1020
1926.651 B01
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(1): The estimated location of utility installations, such as sewer, telephone, fuel, electric, water lines, or any other underground installations were not determined prior to opening an excavation. a) Construction site - On or about May 8, 2012, The employer did not contact the utility company (via PA 1call) prior to commencing the excavation of a clean out pit in close proximity to underground natural gas and electric transmission lines, exposing employees to potential serious injury when the underground natural gas line was struck and ruptured.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 B01
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $827 · Current $827
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(1): The estimated location of utility installations, such as sewer, telephone, fuel, electric, water lines, or any other underground installations were not determined prior to opening an excavation. a) Construction site - On or about May 8, 2012, The employer did not contact the utility company (via PA 1call) prior to commencing the excavation of a clean out pit in close proximity to underground natural gas and electric transmission lines, exposing employees to potential serious injury when the underground natural gas line was struck and ruptured.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $827
- — Z (S) $827
1926.651 B03
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $827 · Current $827
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means:
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $827
- — Z (S) $827
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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 334659984.
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