FOMBELL, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: VEKA INCORPORATED
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VEKA INCORPORATED in 100 VEKA DRIVE, FOMBELL, PA 16123 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 341573947.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VEKA INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 100 VEKA DRIVE
- City
- FOMBELL
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16123
- Mailing
- 100 VEKA DRIVE, FOMBELL, PA 16123
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
- 326199
- Employees
- 475
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) Facility: On or about June 21, 2016, the employer did not developed, documented and utilized procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy sources for the Line 56 embosser.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C08
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8): Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance: (a) Facility: On or about June 21, 2016, the Line 56 embossing machine was not properly locked out nor tagged out in that the machine was never unplugged.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 E02
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(e)(2): Before lockout/tagout devices are removed and energy is restored to the machine the work area was not checked to ensure that all employees had been safely positioned or removed: (a) Facility: On or about June 21, 2016, an employee was not safely positioned while another employee turned on the line 56 embossing machine and activated a part of the machine causing an injury to the first employee. The two employees were doing maintenance on the line 56 embossing machine.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.303 F04
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(4): Disconnecting means were not capable of accepting a lock in the open position: (a) Facility: On or about June 21, 2016 , the electrical disconnecting means to the electrical panel located on the Line 56 embosser was broken and could not be locked out.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $3400
1910.305 G01 II
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(ii): Flexible cords may only be used for sections (A) through (L) of this section: (a) Facility: On or about June 21, 2016, the 480 vAC Line 56 embosser was fitted with an electrical cord and plug.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): (a) Facility: On or about June 21, 2016, an employees was exposed to 480 vAC while he was working inside the electrical panel to the Line 56 embossing machine.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341573947.
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