LANCASTER, PA —
OSHA Inspection: COMMONWEALTH FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COMMONWEALTH FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY, INC. in 110 PITNEY ROAD, LANCASTER, PA 17602 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 342664372.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COMMONWEALTH FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 110 PITNEY ROAD
- City
- LANCASTER
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17602
- Mailing
- 2749 CREEK HILL ROAD, LEOLA, PA 17540
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,310 · Current $3,233 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of struck by hazards related to positioning piping within the confines od a trench: (a) Job Site at 110 Pitney Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - The employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of caught-in-between and lateral struck-by hazards that exist when employees work in a trench where materials and equipment get moved laterally, thereby exposing employees to these hazards. On or about September 25, 2017, employees worked centering a newly laid pipe in a trench in an area where existing piping crossed the trench perpendicularly. When the backhoe operator applied lifting pressure to the lifting sling attached to the newly laid pipe to assist the employees in centering this pipe, the pipe came free from the joint, swung laterally, striking an employee's lower leg and pinching it against the existing pipe that ran perpendicularly across the trench. 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 state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3232.5
- — Z (S) $4310
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours: (a) Job Site at 110 Pitney Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - On September 25, 2017, an employee suffered crushing injuries to the lower leg, resulting in hospitalization and surgeries, as a result of getting pinched between a pipe getting positioned in a trench and an existing, stationary pipe that ran perpendicularly across the trench. The employer failed to report this work-related hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Corrected during the inspection.
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 342664372.
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