ELYSBURG, PA —
OSHA Inspection: GREAT DANE, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GREAT DANE, LLC in 207 PROGRESS ROAD, ELYSBURG, PA 17824 (NAICS 336212). OSHA activity number 347077562.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GREAT DANE, LLC
- Site address
- 207 PROGRESS ROAD
- City
- ELYSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17824
- Mailing
- 207 PROGRESS ROAD, ELYSBURG, PA 17824
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 336212
- Employees
- 445
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1026 H03 I
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $152,100 · Current $90,000 Reduced
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(3)(i): The employer did not repair and replace all equipment required by this section as needed to maintain its effectiveness: a) Rear Frame Assembly Area, Welding Stations, Posts and Sills: The employer did not ensure that maintenance on the engineering controls was conducted at a frequency necessary to reduce employee exposure levels to below the Permissible Exposure Limit for hexavalent chromium on January 3, 2024. b) Rear Frame Assembly Area, Welding Station, Finish (Bottom): The employer did not ensure that maintenance on the engineering controls was conducted at a frequency necessary to reduce employee exposure levels to below the Permissible Exposure Limit for hexavalent chromium on January 3, 2024. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $90000
- — C (W) $152100
- — Z (W) $152100
1910.1026 F01 I
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Feasible engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) at or below the permissible exposure limit: a) Rear Frame Assembly Area, Welding Stations, Posts and Sills: An employee was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 7.63 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.5 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air. Sampling was performed for 359 minutes on January 3, 2024. Zero exposure was assumed for the 121 minutes not sampled. The employer did not implement feasible engineering controls and work practices to reduce employee exposure levels to below the Permissible Exposure Limit for hexavalent chromium. b) Rear Frame Assembly Area, Welding Station, Finish (Bottom): An employee was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 8.45 micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.7 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air. Sampling was performed for 385 minutes on January 3, 2024. Zero exposure was assumed for the 95 minutes not sampled. The employer did not implement feasible engineering controls and work practices to reduce employee exposure levels to below the Permissible Exposure Limit for hexavalent chromium. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (W) $0
- — Z (W) $0
1910.1026 D04 II
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(4)(ii): The exposure determination indicated that employee exposure to chromium (VI) was above the permissible exposure limit; however, the employer did not describe in the written notification the corrective action being taken to reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible exposure limit: a) Rear Frame Assembly Area, Welding Stations: Employees were overexposed to hexavalent chromium during welding operations, and the written employee overexposure notifications did not describe the corrective action being taken to reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible exposure limit, on or about January 3, 2024. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (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 347077562.
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