WATSONTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MISWACO INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MISWACO INC. in 1110 MATTHEW STREET, WATSONTOWN, PA 17777 (NAICS 332919). OSHA activity number 335965380.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MISWACO INC.
- Site address
- 1110 MATTHEW STREET
- City
- WATSONTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17777
- Mailing
- 1110 MATTHEW STREET, WATSONTOWN, PA 17777
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 332919
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use: a) Welding materials, including carbon steel tubing, angle iron, plate steel, and copper based welding wire were used for welding and no material safety data sheets were maintained, August 23, 2012. "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1026 D03
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(3): The employer used the performance-oriented option; however, the employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee on the basis of any combination of air monitoring data, historical monitoring data, or objective data sufficient to accurately characterize employee exposure to chromium (VI): (a) Employees who weld on materials, including carbon steel tubing, angle iron, plate steel, and copper based welding wire have potential exposure to hexavalent chromium, and no determination of airborne exposure was made, August 23, 2012. "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"
Recent events (1)
- — 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 335965380.
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