BETHLEHEM, PA —
OSHA Inspection: GRACE INDUSTRIES INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of GRACE INDUSTRIES INC. in MAIN STREET AT WEST MARKET ST, BETHLEHEM, PA 18018 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 336515580.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GRACE INDUSTRIES INC.
- Site address
- MAIN STREET AT WEST MARKET ST
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18018
- Mailing
- P.O.BOX 21777, LEHIGH VALLEY, PA 18002
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions. a) Main Street and Market - On or about September 17, 2012, employee was operating a backhoe without wearing a seat belt and was exposed to a near tip condition.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees. a) Main Street and Market Street - On or about September 17, 2012, employees were working in a trench in excess of 6 feet iin depth without the proper stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems. a) Main Street and Market Street - September 17, 2012, employees were working in an unprotected trench , at depths in excess of six feet below grade, which had not received a daily inspection to protect workers from trench collapse or other related excavation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,450 · Current $2,450
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). a) Main Street and cross street Market Street - On or about September 17, 2012, employees were working in a trench in excess of six feet deep which was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system. GRACE INDUSTRIES, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.652(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312978182, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JANUARY 22, 2010, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LANDIS MILL ROAD. CENTER VALLEY , PA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $2450
1926.652 C02 II
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,450 · Current $2,450
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(ii): Deviations from the manufacturer's specifications, recommendations, and limitations were made by the employer without receiving specific written approval by the manufacturer. a) Main Street and Market Street - on or about September 17, 2012, employees were working in a trench with installed shoring equipment that was installed in a manner that deviated from the manufacturer's specific guidelines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $2450
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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 336515580.
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