IRVINE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ELLWOOD NATIONAL FORGE
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ELLWOOD NATIONAL FORGE in 1 FRONT STREET, IRVINE, PA 16329 (NAICS 332111). OSHA activity number 345532261.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ELLWOOD NATIONAL FORGE
- Site address
- 1 FRONT STREET
- City
- IRVINE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16329
- Mailing
- 1 FRONT STREET, IRVINE, PA 16329
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
- 332111
- Employees
- 203
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,953 · Current $5,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that they were exposed to amputation hazards: a) Ellwood National Forge; Tool Room - On or about 9/3/21 and at times prior thereto, an employee was exposed to caught in and amputation hazards while performing sanding and polishing procedures on a rotating shaft by holding emery cloth on the spinning surface by hand. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below). This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5800
- — Z (S) $8953
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,476 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a.) Ellwood National Forge; tool room - On or about 9/3/21, and at times prior there to, employees were operating the LeBlond lathe without a chuck guard potentially exposing employees to entanglement and struck-by hazards posed by rotating part and flying debris parts. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below). This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $4476
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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 345532261.
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