ALEXANDRIA, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: ACCO BRANDS USA LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ACCO BRANDS USA LLC in 949 MAIN STREET, ALEXANDRIA, PA 16611 (NAICS 424120). OSHA activity number 342445582.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ACCO BRANDS USA LLC
- Site address
- 949 MAIN STREET
- City
- ALEXANDRIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16611
- Mailing
- 949 MAIN STREET, ALEXANDRIA, PA 16611
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424120
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,149 · Current $8,149
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 crushing hazards: a) Warehouse areas - Sufficient safe clearances did not exist in some floor level storage rack slots where employees operating Raymond, CAT, Crown and Jun standup rider forklifts in that the operator compartment and overhead guard of this forklift had heights above the floor of 50 inches and a height of 82.5 inches respectively; while the horizontal rack beams located throughout the storage racks were at a height of 70.5 inches from the floor to the bottom of the beam. This would allow the horizontal rack beam at some storage locations to enter the operator compartment of the Raymond, CAT, Crown and Jun standup style forklift, pinning the operator between the horizontal rack beam and the frame of the forklift, on or about July 5, 2017 Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $8149
- · C (S) $8149
- · Z (S) $8149
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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 342445582.
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