STATE COLLEGE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PENN STATE UNIVERSITY in PHYSICAL PLANT, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16802 (NAICS 611310). OSHA activity number 344240593.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
- Site address
- PHYSICAL PLANT
- City
- STATE COLLEGE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16802
- Mailing
- 6 EISENHOWER PARKING DECK, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 611310
- Employees
- 40000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.213 C01
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,472 · Current $9,472
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular hand-fed ripsaws were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut: (a) Physical Plant Wood Shop State College PA - An employee used a Powermatic III circular table saw to cut a section of wood used for campus repairs. The moveable Excalibur over arm blade guard did not get used on this hand-fed circular saw, exposing employees to getting caught-in and struck-by the rotating saw blade, on or about August 16, 2019. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $9472
1910.213 C02
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaws were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator: (a) Physical Plant Wood Shop State College PA - Employees used a Powermatic III circular table saw to cut wood used for campus repairs. The hand-fed circular saw did not have a spreader to keep the wood from squeezing the saw blade and being kicked back exposing employees to a struck-by hazard, on or about August 8, 2019. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.213 C03
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaws did not have non-kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator: (a) Physical Plant Wood Shop State College PA - Employees used a Powermatic III table saw to cut wood used for campus repairs. This hand-fed circular saw did not have a non-kickback device, exposing employees who operated the saw to a struck-by hazard, on or about August 8, 2019. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 344240593.
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