ALDAN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: A TO U SERVICES, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of A TO U SERVICES, INC. in WEST RIVELY AVENUE & SOUTH SYCAMORE AVENUE, ALDAN, PA 19018 (NAICS 562998). OSHA activity number 344145859.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- A TO U SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- WEST RIVELY AVENUE & SOUTH SYCAMORE AVENUE
- City
- ALDAN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19018
- Mailing
- 52 NORTH RIDGEWAY AVENUE, GLENOLDEN, PA 19036
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 562998
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(1): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not implement the measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entry: a) Jobsite Located at West Rively Avenue and South Sycamore Avenue, Alden, PA: The employer did not implement adequate measures to prevent unauthorized entry into permit-required confined spaces. Two employees were asphyxiated when they entered an oxygen deficient sewer manhole where as the O2 levels were at 8% at the bottom of the manhole and 13% at the entry point. Documented to occur on or about 11 JUL 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit-required space: a) Jobsite Located at West Rively Avenue and South Sycamore Avenue, Alden, PA: The employer did not ensure that permit-required confined space conditions were evaluated before employee entry. Employees were exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere upon entering a sewer manhole without first testing the conditions inside. Documented to occur on or about 11 JUL 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: a) Jobsite Located at West Rively Avenue and South Sycamore Avenue, Alden, PA: The employer did not ensure that a training program was in place for all employees who worked in permit required confined spaces. An employee who entered a sewer manhole was exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere in that he was not trained in the safe entry of the permit required confined space. Documented to occur on or about 11 JUL 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.146 G02
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(2): Training was not be provided to each affected employee: a) Jobsite Located at West Rively Avenue and South Sycamore Avenue, Alden, PA: The employer did not ensure that all affected employees in the workplace were provided training on the hazards of permit required confined spaces. The employees whose job tasks required them to access and work around sewer manholes were not adequately trained on the hazards involved, including but not limited to hazardous atmospheres, engulfment, falls and restricted means of egress. Documented to occur on or about 11 JUL 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 344145859.
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