CANONSBURG, PA —
OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION in 168 GEORGETOWN ROAD, CANONSBURG, PA 15317 (NAICS 335313). OSHA activity number 341706836.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Site address
- 168 GEORGETOWN ROAD
- City
- CANONSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15317
- Mailing
- 168 GEORGETOWN ROAD, CANONSBURG, PA 15317
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 335313
- Employees
- 225
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 I
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $5,350 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability: a) In the Calibration Lab, on or about August 18, 2016 - The employer failed to select a respirator based on the inhalation hazards of brushing Turbo-Coat Acrylic Corformal Coating on circuit boards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5350
- — Z (S) $8908
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: a) In the Calibration Lab, on or about August 18, 2016 - The employer failed to identify and evaluate the inhalation hazards of brushing Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating on circuit boards; including not estimating Calibrator exposures to the hazardous components of the coating.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $5,350 Reduced
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) In the Calibration Lab, on or about August 18, 2016 - The employer failed to develop and implement a written hazard communication program. Employees working in the Calibration Lab use Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating to seal circuit boards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5350
- — Z (S) $8908
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s) a) In the Calibration Lab, on or about August 18, 2016 - The employer failed to ensure that the safety data sheet for Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating was readily accessible to Calibrators in the Calibration Lab. Employees working in the Calibration Lab use Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating to seal circuit boards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: a) In the Calibration Lab, on or about August 18, 2016 - The employer failed to train employees on the inhalation hazards of Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating. Employees working in the Calibration Lab use Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating to seal circuit boards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 III
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used: a) In the Calibration Lab, on or about August 18, 2016 - The employer failed to train employees on the measures employees can take to protected themselves from inhalation hazards of Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating. Employees working in the Calibration Lab use Turbo-Coat Acrylic Conformal Coating to seal circuit boards.
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 341706836.
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