CLIFFORD, PA —
OSHA Inspection: INDEPENDENCE TIMBER INCORPORATED
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of INDEPENDENCE TIMBER INCORPORATED in P.O. BOX 340 280 S.R. 106, CLIFFORD, PA 18413 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 343675138.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- INDEPENDENCE TIMBER INCORPORATED
- Site address
- P.O. BOX 340 280 S.R. 106
- City
- CLIFFORD
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18413
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 340 280 S.R. 106, CLIFFORD, PA 18413
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
- 321113
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $1,705
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) Pallet Department, 280 S.R. 106, Clifford Township, PA - Employees were not provided a documented step-by-step energy control procedure in the machine specific, including alternative measures for reference during servicing and maintenance activities they performed on the electrical and pneumatic sourced pallet nailer, exposing employees to hazards created from an unexpected release of stored energy, on or about December 20, 2018. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1705
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries. a) Sawmill, , PA - Three (3) of the five (5) fire extinguishers in the saw mill were not mounted and were blocked by equipment and materials that limited employee access exposing employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards, as observed on or about December 20, 2018. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 9, 2019
- 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) 280 S.R. 106, Clifford Township, PA, PA - Employees operated a Hyster Fortis Lift Truck Model H70FT (Serial #P177V11539S) on a daily basis without being evaluated at least once every three (3) years as required exposing employees to struck-by hazards, on or about December 20, 2018. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.
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 343675138.
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