NEW EAGLE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: THERM-O-ROCK EAST, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THERM-O-ROCK EAST, INC. in 1 PINE STREET, NEW EAGLE, PA 15067 (NAICS 327992). OSHA activity number 344580337.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THERM-O-ROCK EAST, INC.
- Site address
- 1 PINE STREET
- City
- NEW EAGLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15067
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 429, NEW EAGLE, PA 15067
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
- 327992
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 C
- Issued
- May 15, 2020
- Abate by
- May 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not ensure that each employee used a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces: a) Blocking Room, 100 Pine Street, New Eagle, PA 15067: On or about January 24, 2020, employees were not provided with a safe means of access and egress to the top of the ribbon mixer. A portable ladder stand used by employees to access the top of the ribbon mixer required employees to step over 2 from the top platform of the portable ladder stand to the top of the ribbon mixer. Employees using the portable ladder stand to access the top of the mixer were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 7 feet to the concrete floor below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $5398
1910.23 B08
- Issued
- May 15, 2020
- Abate by
- May 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): The employer did not ensure ladders were used only for the purposes for which they were designed: a) Blocking Room, 100 Pine Street, New Eagle, PA 15067: On or about January 24, 2020, a Cotterman brand portable ladder stand used by employees to access the top of the ribbon mixer was not used only for the purposes for which it was designed. The hand rail on the left side (side facing ribbon mixer) of the portable ladder was removed. The top platform of the mobile ladder stand was approximately 2 feet below the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.23 E03 II
- Issued
- May 15, 2020
- Abate by
- May 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(ii): Mobile ladder stand platforms with a platform height of 4 to 10 feet (1.2 m to 3 m) did not have, in the platform area, handrails with a vertical height of at least 36 inches (91 cm) and midrails: a) Blocking Room, 100 Pine Street, New Eagle, PA 15067: On or about January 24, 2020, the top platform of a portable ladder stand used by employees to access the top of the ribbon mixer was approximately 4 feet 9 inches in height. The top rail rails measured 27 inches (top rail closest to ribbon mixer) and 31.5 inches (top rail facing wall). There were no midrails.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- May 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,446 · Current $8,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): a) Jobsite, Blocking Room, 100 Pine Street, New Eagle, PA 15067: On or about January 24, 2020, an opening (approximately 18 inches wide and 46 inches long) on top of a ribbon mixer was not guarded. Employees were exposed to caught-by hazards while pouring buckets of liquids into the ribbon mixer by hand.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8500
- — Z (S) $9446
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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 344580337.
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