ALIQUIPPA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BEAVER VALLEY SLAG, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BEAVER VALLEY SLAG, INC. in 100 BET-TECH DRIVE, ALIQUIPPA, PA 15001 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 339739146.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEAVER VALLEY SLAG, INC.
- Site address
- 100 BET-TECH DRIVE
- City
- ALIQUIPPA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15001
- Mailing
- 100 BET-TECH DRIVE, ALIQUIPPA, PA 15001
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
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562920
- Employees
- 26
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A03 I
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3)(i): When a floor opening was not in use, the hinged floor opening cover was not closed or the exposed side was not guarded at both top and intermediate position by removable standard railings: (a) Facility, Standardized Crushing and Screening Plant, ST01BB: On or before April 15, 2014, employees operating and/or maintaining the equipment were exposed to fall hazards into the point of operation when the lid was in the open or closed position in that railing was not provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) and toeboards: (a) Facility, Standardized Crushing and Screening Plant, ST01BB: On or before April 15, 2014, employees operating and/or maintaining the equipment were exposed to fall hazards between 4 feet 5 inches and 11 feet 5 inches in that standard railing was not provided. Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.23 C03
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards were not guarded with a standard railing and toe board: (a) Facility, Standardized Crushing and Screening Plant, ST01BB: On or before April 15, 2014, employees operating and/or maintaining the equipment were exposed to fall hazards into the point of operation and/or onto the drive tracks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,290 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): (a) Facility, Standardized Crushing and Screening Plant, ST01BB: On or before April 15, 2014, the employer did not assess the crushing operation for hazards such as ejected materials overhead.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3290
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: (a) Facility, Standardized Crushing and Screening Plant, ST01BB: On or before April 15, 2014, the employer did not develop and implement a hazardous energy control program relating to maintenance and the clearing of jammed materials.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid: (a) Facility, Standardized Crushing and Screening Plant, ST01BB: On or before April 15, 2014, a life threating injury occurred to an employee and first aid care was not given to the employee for approximately 15 minutes until emergency services arrived.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) Facility, Standardized Crushing and Screening Plant, ST01BB: On or before April 15, 2014, employees were exposed to struck by hazards in that materials were ejected from the point of operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
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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 339739146.
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