HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA —
OSHA Inspection: NORTHEAST CARTAGE, L.L.C.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of NORTHEAST CARTAGE, L.L.C. in 50 BREAKER ROAD, HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA 18706 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 342852498.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORTHEAST CARTAGE, L.L.C.
- Site address
- 50 BREAKER ROAD
- City
- HANOVER TOWNSHIP
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18706
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1474, KINGSTON, PA 18704
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 562920
- Employees
- 48
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1030 D02 I
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,297 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employees exposure: a) Northeast Cartage: Employees (sorters) used their gloved hands to remove syringes and lancets from the sorting line conveyors, as discovered on or about 12/28/2017. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $3297
1910.1030 D03 I
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i): When there was occupational exposure, the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields, masks, eye proretection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices: a) Northeast Cartage: Employees (sorters) had anticipated exposure to contaminated sharps and were not required to wear needle-resistant gloves, as discovered on or about 12/28/2017. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 F02 I
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,297 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employee(s) with occupational exposure: a) Northeast Cartage: Employees (sorters) had anticipated exposure to contaminated sharps and were not offered the Hepatitis B vaccination, as discovered on or about 12/28/2017. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $3297
1910.1030 G02 II A
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure might take place: a) Northeast Cartage: Employees (sorters) had anticipated exposure to contaminated sharps and were not provided with bloodborne pathogens training at the time of their initial assignment, as discovered on or about 12/28/2017. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.8 A
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.8(a): Employees who were exposed to a work-related needlestick injury had their names entered on the OSHA 300 Log: a) Northeast Cartage: Employees sustained needlestick injuries and their names were recorded on the company's OSHA 300 logs, as discovered on or about 12/28/2017. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED ABATEMENT NOTE: You must not enter the employees name on the OSHA 300 for these cases. Instead, enter privacy case in the space normally used for the employees name. You must keep a separate, confidential list of the case numbers and employee names for the establishments privacy concern cases so that you can update the cases and provide information to the government if asked to do so.
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 342852498.
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