OSHA Inspection: MUDDY CREEK LEASING INC.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Oct 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $7,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in the activities covered by this section:   a) Job site, 269 Curie Drive, Portersville, PA: On or about April 26, 2023, during service/maintenance activities on a mechanical tarp system on the passenger side of a slinger truck, the employer did not ensure that machine specific energy control procedures were documented and utilized. An employee worked on a damaged tarp system and the kinetic energy stored in it's spring system was not controlled, causing the stored energy to be released, resulting in an employee falling and sustaining a fatal head injury.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Nov 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(8): The employer did not ensure compliance with safety requirement around repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth:   a) Job site, 269 Curie Drive, Portersville, PA: On or about April 27, 2023, during work activities, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to approximately 49 inches in the depth in that the pit was only partially covered by a vehicle,  no warning lines or similar were in use and markings on the floor were worn out and faded to the point of being non-existent.