MATAMORAS, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PIKE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of PIKE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. in 1116 DELAWARE AVENUE, MATAMORAS, PA 18336 (NAICS 221320). OSHA activity number 337779219.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PIKE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
- Site address
- 1116 DELAWARE AVENUE
- City
- MATAMORAS
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18336
- Mailing
- PO BOX 127, MATAMORAS, PA 18336
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 221320
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
0520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: a) Press Room: Employees were exposed to the corrosive chemical, Carmeuse Quicklime, while performing lime bag change-out and the employer did not ensure that the employees wore appropriate eye protection, on or about 12/07/2012. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were 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) Press Room: Employees were exposed to the corrosive chemical, Carmeuse Quicklime, while performing lime bag change-out and the employer did not ensure that an emergency eyewash was immediately accessible in the work area, on or about 12/07/2012. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) Repair Shop: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to Kimball Midwest Penetrating Oil, and the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program, on or about 11/28/2012. b) Press Room: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limted to Carmeuse Quicklime, and the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program, on or about 11/28/2012. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use: a) Repair Shop: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to Kimball Midwest Penetrating Oil, and the employer did not maintain the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for all hazardous chemicals in use, on or about 11/28/2012. b) Press Room: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limted to Carmeuse Quicklime, and the employer did not maintain the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for all hazardous chemicals in use, on or about 11/28/2012. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) Repair Shop: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to Kimball Midwest Penetrating Oil, and the employer did not supply exposed employees with hazard communication training, on or about 11/28/2012. b) Press Room: Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limted to Carmeuse Quicklime, and the employer did not supply exposed employees with hazard communication training, on or about 11/28/2012. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
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 337779219.
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