OIL CITY, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MACON INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of MACON INC. in 207 CENTER STREET, OIL CITY, PA 16301 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 345958110.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MACON INC.
- Site address
- 207 CENTER STREET
- City
- OIL CITY
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16301
- Mailing
- PO BOX 396, OIL CITY, PA 16301
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports: A) Macon Inc., on or about May 11, 2022 at the address of 207 Center Street, Oil City, PA: An employee was working off the top buck of the frame scaffolding 40 feet above the ground with out the working level being fully planked. B) Macon Inc., on or about May 11, 2022 at the address of 207 Center Street, Oil City, PA: An employee was accessing the landing platform roughly 18 feet above the ground on the frame scaffolding with out the level being fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: B) Macon Inc., on or about May 11, 2022 at the address of 207 Center Street, Oil City, PA: An employee was conducting bricklaying finishing operations on the top level of the scaffolding roughly 40 feet without any guardrails on the sides or ends of the scaffolding.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E04 XII
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(4)(xii): Guardrails meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section were not provided on the open sides and ends of each landing. A) Macon Inc., on or about May 11, 2022 at the address of 207 Center Street, Oil City, PA: An employee using the scaffolding to access the working level was not provided with guard railing on the landing platform of the frame scaffolding where the employee would transition from the extension ladder to the scaffolds integral ladder rungs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E06 IV
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $1,585 · Current $1,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(iv): Railing rungs were not uniformly spaced within each frame section; A) Macon Inc., on or about May 11, 2022 at the address of 207 Center Street, Oil City, PA: An employees accessed the top level of the scaffolding by climbing the outside rails of the scaffolding, without the rungs being uniformly spaced for access purposes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1300
- — Z (S) $1585
1926.451 C01 II
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii):Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet ((0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less there after for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide. A) Macon Inc., on or about May 11, 2022 at the address of 207 Center Street, Oil City, PA: The employer was using #9 wire tie to tie the scaffolding into the building without approval from the manufacturer.
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 345958110.
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