EASTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: RAPP BROS PALLET SERVICES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RAPP BROS PALLET SERVICES in 400 ISLAND PARK ROAD, EASTON, PA 18042 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 336279989.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAPP BROS PALLET SERVICES
- Site address
- 400 ISLAND PARK ROAD
- City
- EASTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18042
- Mailing
- 400 ISLAND PARK ROAD, EASTON, PA 18042
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 36
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 19, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,625 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a) Building 29 - On or about September 13, 2012, the employer did not develop a written lockout tag out program, employee training or periodic inspections for employees who perform blade changes on saws.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2625
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.212 A02
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible: a) Building 29 - On or about September 20, 2012, employees are exposed to an unguarded horizontal band saw blade while cutting nails off pallets.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,575 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: a) Building 29 - On or about September 20, 2012, household box fans permanently placed at workstations, located in areas were production processes are creating dust, do not have an installed ground to prevent the possibility of fire if the equipment were to overheat.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1575
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.213 C01
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,785 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut: a) Building 29 - On or about September 13, 2012, employees are exposed to an unguarded Dado blade while notching 3 X 4 wood.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1785
- — Z (S) $2380
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed. a) Building 29 - On or about September 20, 2012, an electrical box with knockouts and screw holes is near the dust collection system of the Delta table saw, causing a potential for dust to enter the box. b) Building 29 - On or about September 20, 2012, an electrical box with knockouts and screw holes is near the dust collect system and chop saw, causing a potential for dust to enter the box.
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 336279989.
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