SCRANTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S.POSTAL SERVICE VMF SCRANTON
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U.S.POSTAL SERVICE VMF SCRANTON in 2800 STAFFORD AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18505 (NAICS 561431). OSHA activity number 342221819.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- U.S.POSTAL SERVICE VMF SCRANTON
- Site address
- 2800 STAFFORD AVE
- City
- SCRANTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18505
- Mailing
- 2800 STAFFORD AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18505
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561431
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.303 G01
- Issued
- May 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,617 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment: a.) Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about the disconnect boxes on the left side of the bay, which were blocked by a bench grinder, on or about 4-3-17. b.) Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about the disconnect boxes on the right side of the bay, which were blocked by welding units, on or about 4-3-17. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4617
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- May 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,617 · Current $4,617
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: a.) The work rest on the Tool Line bench grinder was adjusted at 1 inch on the left side, on or about 4-3-17. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4617
- — Z (S) $4617
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- May 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: a) Employees operated the Tool Time bench grinder that had an opening between the end of the safety guard and outer periphery of the abrasive wheel on the left that exceeded one fourth inch, on or about 4-3-17. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- May 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2017
- 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: a.) The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for Brite Touch White general purpose paint, SEM Low VOC Rubberized Undercoating, on or about 4-3-17. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- May 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each workroom was not maintained in a clean condition: a.) The floor of the auto body bay was cluttered with bolts, screws and air hoses, on or about 4-3-17. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H03 IV
- Issued
- May 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer: a.) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers of paint, on or about 4-3-17. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342221819.
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