WAYNESBURG, PA —
OSHA Inspection: WEST PENN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WEST PENN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC in 218 TEMPLE RIDGE ROAD, WAYNESBURG, PA 15370 (NAICS 211111). OSHA activity number 340551233.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WEST PENN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
- Site address
- 218 TEMPLE RIDGE ROAD
- City
- WAYNESBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15370
- Mailing
- 865 STATE ROUTE 210, SHELOCTA, PA 15774
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
- 211111
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: (a) Jobsite: Near, 218 Temple Ridge Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370: On or before April, 13, 2015, employees working unprotected and exposed to trench collapse hazards did not have a safe means of egress from the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: (a) Jobsite: Near, 218 Temple Ridge Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370: On or before April, 13, 2015, previously excavated soil was not set back to prevent it from sliding into the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c): (a) Jobsite: Near, 218 Temple Ridge Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370: On or before April, 13, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to cave-in hazards in that pipe laying work was being performed in a trench that measured approximately 6 feet 8 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety: (a) Jobsite: Near, 218 Temple Ridge Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370: On or before April, 13, 2015, a person(s) trained as a competent person failed to remove employees from an unprotected trench while laying pipe.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 340551233.
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