CHESTER, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: G.W.S.I.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of G.W.S.I. in RIVER BRIDGE INDUSTRIAL CENTER 800 WEST FRONT STREET, CHESTER, PA 19013 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 342286424.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- G.W.S.I.
- Site address
- RIVER BRIDGE INDUSTRIAL CENTER 800 WEST FRONT STREET
- City
- CHESTER
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19013
- Mailing
- RIVER BRIDGE INDUSTRIAL CENTER 800 WEST FRONT STREET, CHESTER, PA 19013
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 493110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.36 E01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(e)(1): A side-hinged door must be used to connect any room to an exit route. a) Jobsite - The employer utilized roll-up type doors instead of side-hinged doors as a fire exit. Observed on or about 28 APR 2017.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2716
1910.178 A05
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial truck was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered: a) Jobsite - The employer did not ensure that employees operating a Hyster S50FT Lift Truck (SN#F187V08960E) with a Easy Lift Drum Handler (SN#E14026) attached had the data plates changed to reflect the use of the new attachment exposing the employees to a roll-over and struck-by hazards. Observed on or about 28 APR 2017.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3803
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,259 · Current $3,259
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s) a) Jobsite - The employer did not ensure that Hyster S50FT forklifts were not operated with defective safety equipment to include horns and headlights exposing employees to struck-by hazards. Observed on or about 28 APR 2017.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3259
1910.303 C03 I
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(c)(3)(i): All splices and joints and the free ends of the conductors were not covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose. a) Jobsite - The employer did not make sure that repairs made to a flexible cord feeding a Pallet Wrapping Machine was covered by insulating materials equivalent to that of the conductors. Observed on or about 28 APR 2017.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2173
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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 342286424.
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