OREFIELD, PA —
OSHA Inspection: OREFIELD COLD STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION CENTER, INC.
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of OREFIELD COLD STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION CENTER, INC. in 3824 ROUTE 309, OREFIELD, PA 18069 (NAICS 493120). OSHA activity number 343347126.
What this inspection record means
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- OREFIELD COLD STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION CENTER, INC.
- Site address
- 3824 ROUTE 309
- City
- OREFIELD
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18069
- Mailing
- 3824 ROUTE 309, OREFIELD, PA 18069
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- 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
- 493120
- Employees
- 90
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 J04 II
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,068 · Current $7,068
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. a) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 1, 2018, inspection and testing procedures for a section of piping connecting the suction accumulator vessel to the dump trap tank did not follow their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices of IIAR in that excessive corrosion had not been identified and corrected. b) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 1, 2018, inspection and testing procedures for dump trap tank / transfer vessel did not follow their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices of IIAR in that excessive corrosion had not been identified and corrected.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7068
- — Z (S) $7068
1910.119 D03 II
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,544 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. a) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 1, 2018, the employer did not document that the door entrance from the maintenance room into the compressor / engine room complies with their chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices of IIAR 2, in that the door is not tight fitting and does not meet requirements of IIAR 2- 1999 section 6.3.1.5. Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1188179, citation number 01, item number 01a, and was affirmed as a final order on July 13, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3824 Route 309, Orefield, PA 18069.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (R) $5544
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $16,630 · Current $6,302 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from materials stored on damaged racks. a) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 1, 2018, storage of material created a hazard in that steel storage rack location # 03H026 A & # 03H027 A had a cross bracing that was cut and removed and the rack was not immediately unloaded and the damaged portions were not repaired or replaced. b) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 1, 2018, storage of material created a hazard in that steel storage rack location # 03H026 A & # 03H027 A had a cracked vertical column at a weld and the rack was not immediately unloaded and the damaged portions were not repaired or replaced. c) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 1, 2018, storage of material created a hazard in that steel storage rack location # 03H026 B & # 03H027 B had two seriously bent cross bracings and the rack was not immediately unloaded and the damaged portions were not repaired or replaced. d) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 22, 2018, storage of material created a hazard in that steel storage rack location # 03H036 A & # 03H037 A had two seriously bent, and twisted, vertical members and the rack was not immediately unloaded and the damaged portions were not repaired or replaced. e) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 22, 2018, storage of material created a hazard in that steel storage rack location # 03H036 A & # 03H037 A had two seriously bent, and twisted, cross bracing and the rack was not immediately unloaded and the damaged portions were not repaired or replaced.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6302
- — Z (R) $16630
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $16,630 · Current $16,630
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tag out procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6): a) Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. - On or about August 1, 2018, the employer's lock out tag out procedures under ROSOP-114 was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6): Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1188179, citation number 01, item number 03 b, and was affirmed as a final order on July 13, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3824 Route 309, Orefield, PA 18069.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $16630
- — Z (R) $16630
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Source
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