FRANKLIN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: OMG AMERICAS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of OMG AMERICAS, INC. in 240 TWO MILE RUN ROAD, FRANKLIN, PA 16323 (NAICS 325180). OSHA activity number 339562431.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OMG AMERICAS, INC.
- Site address
- 240 TWO MILE RUN ROAD
- City
- FRANKLIN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16323
- Mailing
- 240 TWO MILE RUN ROAD PO BOX 111, FRANKLIN, PA 16323
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 325180
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,575 · Current $1,181 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent): a) OMG Americas, Inc. / 240 Two Mile Run Road, Franklin, PA: On or about January 24, 2014 employees use a platform to unload bulk bags into a distribution vessel. The material is gravity fed into an area that is lower than the platform. Fall distance from the platform to the grate is approximatley 56 inches. Standard guardrail systems were not utilized as a means of protection Or In The Alternative: 29 CFR 1910.132(a): protective equipment was not used wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards which were encountered in a manner capable of causing injuury or impairment in the function of any part of the body: a) OMG Americas, Inc. / 240 Two Mile Run Road, Franklin, PA: On or about January 24, 2014 employees on a platform were not protected from falls of approximately 56 inhces through the use of protective equipment such as personal fall arrest systesm (PFAS) and/or other fall protection devices.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1181.25
- · Z (S) $1575
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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 339562431.
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