ATHENS, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY in 1 S RIVER ST, ATHENS, PA 18810 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339038101.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY
- Site address
- 1 S RIVER ST
- City
- ATHENS
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18810
- Mailing
- 210 KELLY ROAD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B07 II
- Issued
- May 10, 2013
- Abate by
- May 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(7)(ii): Each employee at the edge of a well, pit, shaft, and similar excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, barricades, or covers: a) Valley Joint Sewer Project, Athens, PA: Manhole number 412 whose edge was only 21 inches above ground level exposed workers to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet, on or about May 2, 2013. b) Valley Joint Sewer Project, Athens, PA: Manhole number for 412A whose edge was only 27 inches above ground level exposed workers to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet, on or about May 2, 2013. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $5500
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339038101.
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