LEBANON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: KEEFER, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KEEFER, INC. in 115 EAST CHESTNUT STREET, LEBANON, PA 17042 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340658194.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KEEFER, INC.
- Site address
- 115 EAST CHESTNUT STREET
- City
- LEBANON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17042
- Mailing
- 160 NORTH FORGE ROAD, PALMYRA, PA 17078
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 II
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units: a) 115 East Chestnut, Street Lebanon, PA; Employees were installing roofing paper while working on a scaffold plank that was set up across two Werner 8 foot step ladders, on or about 05/27/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1040
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $780 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: a)115 East Chestnut, Street Lebanon, PA; Employees were working on scaffolding in order to install roofing paper without having training to recognize hazards associated with scaffold use, on or about 05/27/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $780
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a) 115 East Chestnut, Street Lebanon, PA; Employees were installing roofing paper on an 8/12 pitch roof 9 feet 8 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 05/27/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1040
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part: a)115 East Chestnut, Street Lebanon, PA; The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program for employees that are engaged in residential construction activity, on or about 05/27/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 340658194.
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