ERIE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: BIRKMIRE TRUCKING LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BIRKMIRE TRUCKING LLC in ACCURIDE 1015 EAST 12TH STREET, ERIE, PA 16503 (NAICS 484230). OSHA activity number 341411320.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BIRKMIRE TRUCKING LLC
- Site address
- ACCURIDE 1015 EAST 12TH STREET
- City
- ERIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16503
- Mailing
- 7400 BIRKMIRE DRIVE, FAIRVIEW, PA 16415
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 484230
- Employees
- 54
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by an caught between hazards: A.) Birkmire Trucking, LLC; jobsite at Accuride, Erie, PA - On or about 4/15/16, employees were exposed to struck-by/caught between hazards from not securing cargo and/or not utilizing means/methods to temporarily brace the cargo prior to unhooking the cargo from material handling equipment. A conveyor was loaded onto a flatbed trailer with a crane. The conveyor was not secured to the trailer and/or temporality braced before it was unhooked from the crane. The conveyor tipped over and knocked the employee off of the trailer.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $4900
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: A.) Birkmire Trucking, LLC - On or about 4/18/16, and at time prior thereto, the company did not have a written hazard communication program. Employees work with and around chemicals including, but not limited to, diesel. hydraulic fluid, washer fluid, and propane.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341411320.
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