WEST PITTSTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: FINCH MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of FINCH MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC in 540 MONTGOMERY AVENUE, WEST PITTSTON, PA 18643 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 345381354.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FINCH MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC
- Site address
- 540 MONTGOMERY AVENUE
- City
- WEST PITTSTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18643
- Mailing
- 540 MONTGOMERY AVENUE, WEST PITTSTON, PA 18643
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2021
- Abate by
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,316 · Current $2,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by: a) Shop area: Employees are exposed to rotating parts from the table and turret on the Cincinnati #6 vertical lathe , that poses a caught-in hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2021. b) Shop area: Employees are exposed to rotating parts from the table and turret on the King vertical turret lathe that poses a caught-in hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2021. c) Shop area: Employees are exposed to rotating parts on the large Poreba horizontal lathe that poses a caught-in hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2021. d) Shop area: Employees are exposed to rotating parts on the small Poreba horizontal lathe that poses a caught-in hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2021. e) Shop area: Employees are exposed to rotating parts on the Giddlings & Lewis horizontal boring mill that poses a caught-in hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2011. f) Shop area: Employees are exposed to flying parts when operating the 50 ton arbor shop press that poses a struck-by hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2021. g) Shop area: Employees are exposed to rotating parts on the Monarch horizontal lathe that poses a caught-in hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2021. h) Shop area: Employees are exposed to rotating parts on the GMC milling machine that poses a caught-in hazard for employees on or about June 22, 2021. ABATEMENT CERTICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $2300
- — P (S) $2300
- — I (S) $2300
1910.252 A02 III A 2
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,979 · Current $2,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(A)(2): The employer did not provide fire watchers whenever welding or cutting was performed, where appreciable combustibles were more than 35 feet (10.7 m) away but could be easily ignited by sparks: a) Welding Area: A flammable/combustible fire cabinet was within thirty-five (35) feet of the welding operation, which could be easily ignited by sparks, exposing employees to a fire hazard, on June 22, 2021. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2700
- — Z (S) $3979
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,653 · Current $1,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment: a) Horizontal Hydraulic Press: Employees were exposed to a shock hazard by a missing knockout on the horizontal hydraulic press electrical disconnect on or about June 22, 2021. b) Northeast corner of Facility: Employees were exposed to a shock hazard by a missing knockout on a breaker panel to turn on the lights, on or about June 22, 2021. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1700
- — Z (S) $2653
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,316 · Current $2,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): a) 10 Ton Niles Crane: There were two(2) live electrical wires going down the monorail of the Niles overhead crane, exposing the operator to an electrocution hazard on or about June 22, 2021. ABATEMENT CERTICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQURED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2300
- — Z (S) $3316
1910.179 J03
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): Complete inspections of the crane was not being performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section: a) Shop Area: Niles 10 ton overhead was not being inspected on a periodic interval to detect deficiencies on or about June 22, 2021. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 345381354.
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