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OSHA Inspection: FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, INC. in 101 GREEN MOUNTAIN RD, HAZLETON, PA 18202 (NAICS 322291). OSHA activity number 341170413.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
101 GREEN MOUNTAIN RD
City
HAZLETON
State
PA
ZIP
18202
Mailing
500 OAKRIDGE ROAD, HAZLETON, PA 18202
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
322291
Employees
280
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2016
Abate by
Jun 6, 2016
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
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 and sparks:    a) Line #8: The unguarded in-running rolls of the slitter/ winder machine exposed the operator and other employees to the potential for a crushing injury, on or about January 12, 2016.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4200
  • — Z (S) $7000

1910.219 C02 I

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2016
Abate by
Jun 27, 2016
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, were not protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires:    a) Line #8: A pair of unguarded rotating shafts driven by electric motors on the south side of the slitter/ winder machine exposed employees to an entanglement hazard, on or about January 12, 2016.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4200
  • — Z (S) $7000

1910.219 C04 I

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2016
Abate by
Jun 27, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  a) Line #8: A pair of unguarded rotating shaft ends on the north side of the winder/ slitter machine exposed employees to an entanglement hazard, on or about January 12, 2016.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 7 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2016
Abate by
Jun 27, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a) Line #8: Various unguarded pulleys on the north and south side of the slitter/ winder machine exposed employees to an amputation hazard, on or about January 12, 2016.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.219 E03 I

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 7 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2016
Abate by
Jun 27, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical and inclined belts were not enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:  a) Line #8: Various unguarded drive belts on the north and south side of the slitter/ winder machine exposed employees to an amputation hazard, on or about January 12, 2016.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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 341170413.

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