OSHA Inspection: EQUIPMENT & CONTROLS, INC.

Issued

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:     (a) Facility - 210 Riverview Drive, Monessen, PA: On or about July 24, 2014, employees were lifting materials with pedestal cranes that had been altered and had not been approved by the original manufacturer or a qualified person.     (b) Facility - 210 Riverview Drive, Monessen, PA: On or about July 24, 2014, employees were lifting materials with a jib crane that had been altered and had not been approved by the original manufacturer or a qualified person.

Issued

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:     (a) Facility - 210 Riverview Drive, Monessen, PA: On or about July 15, 2014, the employer brought a permit required confined space tank to the facility and did not post danger signs or other equally effective means to identify to employees its existence.

Issued

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3): When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces:     (a) Facility - 210 Riverview Drive, Monessen, PA: On or about July 15, 2014, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering a permit-required confined space.

Issued

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 - 210 Riverview Drive, Monessen, PA: On or about July 24, 2014, employees were exposed to falls of approximately 48" to the lower level while working on the inside dock.