ALLENTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: FULING PLASTIC USA, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FULING PLASTIC USA, INC. in 6690 GRANT WAY, ALLENTOWN, PA 18106 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 344028493.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FULING PLASTIC USA, INC.
- Site address
- 6690 GRANT WAY
- City
- ALLENTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18106
- Mailing
- 6690 GRANT WAY, ALLENTOWN, PA 18106
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
- 326199
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced
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) Worksite - on or about April 29, 2019, employees were working on equipment with multiple sources of stored energy, but the employer did not develop machine specific procedures to provide guidance for employees to conduct proper machine deenergization.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9282
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $5,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: a) Worksite - on or about April 29, 2019, employees are performing work on equipment with multiple sources of energy, but the employees are not trained on the energy control program and procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and a) Straw Line Hopper - on or about May 22, 2019, employees were working the Straw Line Hopper where the conveyor inside the hopper was not effectively guarded to protect employees from moving parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $9282
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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 344028493.
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