LOGANTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: NICHOLAS MEAT, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of NICHOLAS MEAT, LLC in 508 EAST VALLEY ROAD P.O. BOX 95, LOGANTON, PA 17747 (NAICS 311611). OSHA activity number 343639878.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NICHOLAS MEAT, LLC
- Site address
- 508 EAST VALLEY ROAD P.O. BOX 95
- City
- LOGANTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17747
- Mailing
- 508 EAST VALLEY ROAD P.O. BOX 95, LOGANTON, PA 17747
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 311611
- Employees
- 269
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,503 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. a) Basement, 508 East Valley Road, Loganton, PA - All walking-working surfaces in the basement work area and the ramp leading to the basement floor had an accumulation of water, rendered animal waste, and ice, exposing the employees to a slip, trip, and fall hazard, on or about December 4, 2018. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12503
1910.37 A02
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $12,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees did not have to travel toward a high hazard area, unless the path of travel was effectively shielded from the high hazard area by suitable partitions or other physical barriers. a) Basement Area and Basement Ramp, 508 East Valley Road, Loganton, PA - The exit route used by employees to exit the basement floor was arranged where employees had to travel into and through an area where material handling equipment including forklifts, skidsteer and telehandlers are used and the exit route was not effectively shielded from the high hazard area by a suitable partition or other physical barrier, exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards, on or about December 4, 2018. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12500
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": a) Basement Area and Basement Ramp, 508 East Valley Road, Loganton, PA - The exit ramp used by basement employees was not equipped with a sign reading "Exit", exposing employees to a serious injury, on or about December 4, 2018. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $12,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles where passage had to be made and permanent aisles or passageways were not appropriately marked: a) Basement, 508 East Valley Road, Loganton, PA - The passageway aisle used by employees along the ramp where mechanical handling equipment including telehandlers, skidsteer, and tractor trailers, were being operated to transport hides, rendering, and other waste materials from the basement did not have a sufficient safe clearance for the aisle and the passageway was not marked along the ramp, exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards, on or about December 4, 2018. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12500
- — Z (S) $13260
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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 343639878.
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