ERIE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PERFORMANCE CASTINGS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PERFORMANCE CASTINGS, INC. in 242 EAST 16TH STREET, ERIE, PA 16503 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 339215717.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PERFORMANCE CASTINGS, INC.
- Site address
- 242 EAST 16TH STREET
- City
- ERIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16503
- Mailing
- 242 EAST 16TH STREET, ERIE, PA 16503
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 331511
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employee(s) was not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure: A.) Performance Castings, Inc., 242 East 16th Street, Erie, PA 16503, on or about July 19, 2013 and times prior thereto: Employees performing work within the plant around foundry type equipment had not received lockout tagout training for affected employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2100
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: A.) Performance Castings, Inc., 242 East 16th Street, Erie, PA 16503, roof of the structure, on or about July 19, 2013 and times prior thereto: Employees were performing roofing activities at the peak of the roof without a means or method of fall protection when exposed to a fall hazard of 21.4 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: A.) Performance Castings, Inc., 242 East 16th Street, Erie, PA 16503, on or about July 19, 2013 and times prior thereto: Employees who were performing roofing activities did not receive fall protection training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2100
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: A.) Performance Castings, Inc., 242 East 16th Street, Erie, PA 16503, on or about July 19, 2013 and times prior thereto: Employees who were performing roofing activities did not receive training on construction safety / health hazards and standards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.20 B03
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(3): Machinery, tool(s), material(s), or equipment which was not in compliance with the applicable requirement(s) of 29 CFR 1926 was not prohibited, and/or was not either identified as unsafe by tagging, or locking the controls to render them inoperable, or physically removed from its place of operation: A.) Performance Castings, Inc., 242 East 16th Street, Erie, PA 16503, roof of the structure, on or about July 19, 2013 and times prior thereto: A flexible cord to be used in conjunction with a Sears Craftsman circular saw had damage to the outer jacket the cord. Cord was not locked / tagged out and/or rendered safe through other equally effective methods.
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 339215717.
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