EASTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ANVIL CRAFT CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ANVIL CRAFT CORPORATION in 1005 ASPEN STREET, EASTON, PA 18042 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 340702844.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ANVIL CRAFT CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1005 ASPEN STREET
- City
- EASTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18042
- Mailing
- 1005 ASPEN STREET, EASTON, PA 18042
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
- 332312
- Employees
- 31
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $3,140 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) Production Work Shop Area, Rail Work Area: On or about June 9, 2015, employees were working atop steel racks to rig steel stock to an overhead hoist without fall protection, exposing employees to a fall hazard in excess of five feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3140
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced
2590
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a) Production Work Shop Area: On or about June 9, 2015, employees were required by supervisors to use a respirator during spray painting, but the company does not have a written respiratory protection program, exposing employees to health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.134 C01 V
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2590
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(v): The written program did not contain procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators: a) Production Work Shop Area: On or about June 9, 2015, two respirators used by employees in the work place were being improperly maintained, exposing employees to health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) Production Work Shop Area: On or about June 9, 2015, employees were tasked to wear a respirator to perform assigned duties, but medical evaluations had not been accomplished, exposing employees to health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): a) Production Work Shop Area: On or about June 9, 2015, employees were required to wear a respirator to perform their assigned duties but were not provided required fit tests, exposing employees to health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $3,140 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not kept in their designated places at all times except during use: a) Production Work Shop Area: On or about June 9, 2015, several portable fire extinguishers were missing from their designated place in the production work area where welding operations occurs no less than weekly, exposing employees to a fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3140
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.157 G01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting: a) Production Work Shop Area: On or about June 9, 2015, employees were expected to fight incipient fires in the work place, however, employee training on how to properly use a fire extinguisher was not provided by the company, exposing employees to a fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips. a) Production Work Shop Area, Rail Work Area: On or about June 9, 2015, employees used a Well Metal Band saw which had a blade that was inadequately guarded, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.219 C03
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(3): Vertical or inclined shafting seven -7 feet or less from floor or working platform was not enclosed with stationary casing(s) a) Production Work Shop Area, Rail Work Area: On or about June 9, 2015, employees used a Bridgeport Drill Press Machine that had a rotating shaft atop the machine that was unguarded, exposing the operator to an entanglement hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.252 A01 II
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(1)(ii): When the object to be welded or cut could not be moved and all the fire hazards could not be removed, guards were not used to confine the heat, sparks, and slag to protect the immovable fire hazards: a) Production Work Shop Area, Rail Work Area: On or about June 9, 2015, an employee was observed welding metals next to a path of travel, but a welding curtain/guard was not used, exposing employees to hazards from the heat, sparks and slag.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $4200
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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 340702844.
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