MORGANTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: SMUCKER COMPANY
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of SMUCKER COMPANY in 900 HEMLOCK ROAD MORGANTOWN BUSINESS PARK, MORGANTOWN, PA 19543 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 339214207.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMUCKER COMPANY
- Site address
- 900 HEMLOCK ROAD MORGANTOWN BUSINESS PARK
- City
- MORGANTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19543
- Mailing
- 2445 OLD PHILADELPHIA PIKE, SMOKETOWN, PA 17576
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238310
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.502 B02
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $2,888 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high: (a) PAM (Plasma Ark Melt) Area, 900 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA - A large open-sided pit/floor area was not adequately protected with a guardrail system in that a mid-rail was missing, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 35 feet to the bottom of the pit, on or about July 15, 2013. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2887.5
- · Z (S) $3850
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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 339214207.
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