ASHLAND, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ASHLAND FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ASHLAND FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED in 500 EAST CENTRE STREET, ASHLAND, PA 17921 (NAICS 331513). OSHA activity number 340184746.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ASHLAND FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 500 EAST CENTRE STREET
- City
- ASHLAND
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17921
- Mailing
- 500 EAST CENTRE STREET, ASHLAND, PA 17921
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331513
- Employees
- 210
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- May 13, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,400 · Current $4,050 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered. a) Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) Vessel, 500 East Centre Street, Ashland, PA - During the cleaning of an exhaust hood above the AOD vessel, an employee stood on the upright AOD vessel and used a metal pry bar to loosen slag that had splashed onto the exhaust hood. An employee exposed to a fall hazard was not provided protective equipment, on or about January 9, 2015. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is not required for this violation. The hazardous condition was corrected during the inspection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4050
- — Z (S) $5400
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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 340184746.
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