NEW KENSINGTON, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: WEST PENN NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WEST PENN NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING, INC. in 1010 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, NEW KENSINGTON, PA 15068 (NAICS 541380). OSHA activity number 342492287.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WEST PENN NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING, INC.
- Site address
- 1010 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD
- City
- NEW KENSINGTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15068
- Mailing
- 1010 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, NEW KENSINGTON, PA 15068
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 541380
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,310 · Current $4,310
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: (a) Facility: On or about July 21, 2017, the employer did not have a written lockout/tagout program.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4310
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 July 21, 2017, the company did not develop machine specific lockout/tagout procedures for the control of hazardous energy.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: (a) Facility: On or about July 21, 2017, the company did not provide adequate training to its employees in lockout/tagout.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: (a) Facility: On or about July 21, 2017, a forklift operator had not been evaluated in the last three years.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Facility: On or about July 21, 2017, one of the two straps that secure the propane tank to the Hoist Lift Truck Silent Hoist was missing.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.178 Q06
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6): Industrial trucks were altered by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer: (a) Facility: On or about July 21, 2017, the company was using fork extensions on the Hoist Lift Truck Silent Hoist that were made at the facility and did not have any paperwork stating the new capacity of the forklift.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.305 G01 I
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i): Flexible cords and cables were not approved for conditions of use and location: (a) Facility, Large Tac Tank: On or about July 21, 2017, the company was using temporary wiring (a power strip) on this machine.
Recent events (1)
- · 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 342492287.
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