BENTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BENTON FOUNDRY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BENTON FOUNDRY, INC. in 5297 PA 487, BENTON, PA 17814 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 345143341.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BENTON FOUNDRY, INC.
- Site address
- 5297 PA 487
- City
- BENTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17814
- Mailing
- 5297 PA 487, BENTON, PA 17814
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
- 331511
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- May 4, 2021
- Abate by
- May 28, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $11,600 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) Production area: The point of operation on the Gaylord Foundry Equipment model #SATB-15S sand core machine (GLT J-8104) was not guarded to protect the operator from exposure to an amputation hazard, on or about February 11, 2021. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $11600
- — Z (S) $12288
1904.29 B01
- Issued
- May 4, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $1,756 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1):The employer did not provide the required injury or illness descriptions on the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300: a) Benton, PA: The employer did not list the object or substance that directly caused the injury, in column F for each employee listed on the 300 log for calendar year 2020, on or about February 11, 2021. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (O) $1756
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- May 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $8,778 · Current $4,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye: a) Benton, PA: The employer did not report an employee's work-related amputation injury with-in twenty-four (24) hours of of the incident, on or about February 4, 2021. CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4400
- — Z (O) $8778
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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 345143341.
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