RIDGWAY, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, LLC in 2997 RIDGWAY JOHNSONBURG ROAD, RIDGWAY, PA 15853 (NAICS 325920). OSHA activity number 339127979.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 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
- 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
- 325920
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
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.) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Rd, Ridgway, PA 15853, on or about June 20, 2013, and times prior thereto: Company employees were working with around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Ammonium Nitrate, Ammonium Perchlorate, and Lysol. A written Hazard Communication Program had not been developed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $900
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Rd, Ridgway, PA 15853, on or about June 20, 2013, and times prior thereto: Company employees were working with around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, Ammonium Nitrate, Ammonium Perchlorate, and Lysol. Hazard Communication Program training had not been conducted with company employees.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein: a) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Rd, Ridgway, PA 15853, on or about June 20, 2013, and times prior thereto: Two quart sized plastic spray bottles, were not labeled to identify the chemical(s) contained in the container(s).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $900
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 F05 II
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings: a) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Rd, Ridgway, PA 15853, on or about June 20, 2013, and times prior thereto: Two quart sized plastic spray bottles, were not labeled to identify the hazard warnings of the chemical (s) contained within the container (s).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Southern Hemisphere, LLC, 2997 Ridgway Johnsonburg Rd, Ridgway, PA 15853, on or about June 20, 2013, and times prior thereto: Company employees were working with or around hazardous substances including but not limited to: Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides (Lysol). No MSDS was available onsite for the chemical.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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 339127979.
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