HAZLETON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FIRST QUALITY NONWOVENS, INC.
- Site address
- 101 GREEN MOUNTAIN RD
- City
- HAZLETON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18202
- Mailing
- 500 OAKRIDGE ROAD, HAZLETON, PA 18202
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 322291
- Employees
- 280
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 10, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
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 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
- Issued
- May 10, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- May 10, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- May 10, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- May 10, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
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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 341170413.
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