ALLENTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: THE CHOWNS GROUP
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THE CHOWNS GROUP in GLENLIVET DRIVE, ALLENTOWN, PA 18106 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 340208149.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE CHOWNS GROUP
- Site address
- GLENLIVET DRIVE
- City
- ALLENTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18106
- Mailing
- 2053 CRESSMAN ROAD, SKIPPACK, PA 19474
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
- 238120
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1425 C02
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(2): The employer did not make sure that hooks with self-closing latches were used while employees were hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load. a) Construction site on Glenlivet Drive, Allentown, PA - On or about December 4, 2014, a Grove truck mounted crane was in use to lift structural steel components during erection activities, but the hook did not have a self-closing latch for employee use while they were hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $2500
1926.454 A05
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a)(5): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified on specific hazards related to the safe operation of aerial lifts at the worksite. a) Construction site on Glenlivet Drive, Allentown, PA - On or about December 4, 2014, two employees were working from a JLG HighReach 80HX extensible boom aerial lift without one of the employees being tethered to the basket by a lanyard attached to his Personal Fall Arrest Harness, exposing the employee to serious injury in the event of ejection from the basket.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $2500
1926.454 C03
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(c)(3): The employer failed to retrain employees that showed indications through work performance of not retaining the requisite proficiency: a) Construction site on Glenlivet Drive, Allentown, PA - On or about December 4, 2014, two employees were working from a JLG HighReach 80HX extensible boom aerial lift without one of the employees being tethered to the basket by a lanyard attached to his Personal Fall Arrest Harness, exposing the employee to serious injury in the event of ejection from the basket.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $2500
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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 340208149.
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