RIDGWAY, PA · 2013-06-20 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, LLC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2013-06-20 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, LLC in 2997 RIDGWAY JOHNSONBURG ROAD, RIDGWAY, PA 15853 (NAICS 325920). OSHA activity number 339127854.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, LLC
Site address: 2997 RIDGWAY JOHNSONBURG ROAD
City: RIDGWAY
State: PA
ZIP: 15853
Mailing: 499 SPRUCE STREET, SAINT MARYS, PA 15857

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: B

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2013-06-20 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2013-06-20 00:00:00
Case closed: 2014-01-14 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-08-09 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-08-10 00:19:56

Establishment context

NAICS code: 325920
Employees: 5
Ownership type: A

Citations

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.157 D06

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Sep 27, 2013
Penalty: Initial $1,020 · Current $765 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(d)(6):   The employer did not distribute portable fire extinguishers or other containers of Class D extinguishing agent for use by employees so that the travel distance from the combustible metal working area to any extinguishing agent is 75 feet (22.9 m) or less:    A.) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, storage area, on or about June 20, 2013 and times prior thereto:  A 30# Class D fire extinguisher was located 115 feet from the storage of atomized aluminum powder.

Recent events (2)

2013-11-05 00:00:00 · I (S) $765
2013-09-27 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1020

1910.157 G02

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Sep 27, 2013
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2):   The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  A.) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, storage area, on or about June 20, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees had not received fire extinguisher training.

Recent events (2)

2013-11-05 00:00:00 · I (S) $0
2013-09-27 00:00:00 · Z (S) $0

1910.305 B02 I

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 1 exposed

Issued: Sep 27, 2013
Penalty: Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):   Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose, and in completed installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  A.) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, production area, left of door way to storage area, on or about June 20, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Energized receptacle outlets were not equipped with cover plates.    B.) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, production area, right of door way to storage area, on or about June 20, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Energized receptacle outlets were not equipped with cover plates.    C.) Southern Hemishpere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, production area next to breaker panel box, on or about June 20, 2013 and times prior thereto:  An energized electrical junction box was not equipped with a cover plate.

Recent events (2)

2013-11-05 00:00:00 · I (S) $1200
2013-09-27 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1600

1910.303 B07

Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 1 exposed

Issued: Sep 27, 2013
Abate by: Oct 24, 2013
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7):   Electrical equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner:  A.)  Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, production area, on or about July 10, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Breakers in the panel box were not flush with the dead front.   A.)  Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, production area, left of door way to storage area, on or about July 10, 2013 and times prior thereto:  An energized electrical receptacle outlet were not flush with the cover plate.

Recent events (2)

2013-11-05 00:00:00 · I (S) $0
2013-09-27 00:00:00 · Z (S) $0

1910.305 D02

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 1 exposed

Issued: Sep 27, 2013
Abate by: Oct 24, 2013
Penalty: Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2):   Panelboards were not mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and/or were not dead front:  A.) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, production area, on or about June 20, 2013 and times prior thereto:  The electrical panel was not equipped with a dead front panel.

Recent events (2)

2013-11-05 00:00:00 · I (S) $1500
2013-09-27 00:00:00 · Z (S) $2000

1910.303 B07 I

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Sep 27, 2013
Abate by: Oct 24, 2013
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):   Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxillary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substanially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:   A.) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Road, Ridgway, PA  15853, production area, on or about July 10, 2013 and times prior thereto:  The dead front panel had unused openings (missing breakers/missing blank breaker enclousres).

Recent events (2)

2013-11-05 00:00:00 · I (S) $0
2013-09-27 00:00:00 · Z (S) $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 339127854.

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