PHOENIXVILLE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: VOLPE EXPRESS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VOLPE EXPRESS, INC. in 565 HOLLOW ROAD, PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460 (NAICS 484110). OSHA activity number 335674982.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VOLPE EXPRESS, INC.
- Site address
- 565 HOLLOW ROAD
- City
- PHOENIXVILLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19460
- Mailing
- 565 HOLLOW ROAD, PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 484110
- Employees
- 237
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,823 · Current $1,367 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151 (c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a. Trucking Terminal, Dock Area - The employer did not provide the dock workers who would respond to small spills of corrosive chemicals with suitable eyewash facilities within the work area for immediate emergency use. The material safety data sheet (MSDS) for a 55-gallon drum that contained PBTC (2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4 Tricarboxylic Acid), a phosphonate, indicated that this chemicals pH was 2. The employees were potentially exposed to a splash from a corrosive chemical leading to chemical burns. Observed On or About August 9, 2012
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1367.25
- — Z (S) $1823
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134 (k)(1) Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so: a. Trucking Terminal, Dock Area - The employer failed to provide the employees with the information contained in Appendix D, entitled Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard. Observed On or About August 9, 2012
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 335674982.
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