SHARON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ELLWOOD CRANKSHAFT AND MACHINE COMPANY
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ELLWOOD CRANKSHAFT AND MACHINE COMPANY in 1161 NORTH SHARPSVILLE AVENUE, SHARON, PA 16146 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 346357981.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 CRANKSHAFT AND MACHINE COMPANY
- Site address
- 1161 NORTH SHARPSVILLE AVENUE
- City
- SHARON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16146
- Mailing
- 1161 NORTH SHARPSVILLE AVENUE, SHARON, PA 16146
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 332999
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $9,323 · Current $5,500 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 employees were potentially exposed to amputation/crushing hazards from the automatic activation of hold-down features on machines: a.) Ellwood Crankshaft Group Sharon Forge, CNC area, on or about November 11th, 2022 and times prior thereto: Employees were exposed to amputation/crushing hazards while performing work operations around the QIQihar Heavy CNC Equipment Co., Ltd QHC Lathe (Model: HTIII 200X160/40L-NC; Serial # 2015-01CK). A guarding device or similar was not installed to prevent employees from accessing the area where the automatic activation of the steady rest portion of the QHC Lathe was in operation. In addition, the risk analysis noted in ANSI B11.19 - Performance Requirements for Risk Reduction Measures: Safeguarding and other Means of Reducing Risk, did not identify the hazard associated with automatic activation of the steady rest.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500
- — Z (S) $9323
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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 346357981.
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