AUBURN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INC. in 800 MARKET STREET, AUBURN, PA 17922 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 347686594.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INC.
- Site address
- 800 MARKET STREET
- City
- AUBURN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17922
- Mailing
- 1000 SOUTH 4TH STREET, HAMBURG, PA 19526
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 562920
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 17, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $10,372 · Current $0 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, including blunt force trauma, in that employees were exposed to crush hazards: a) Yard: Employees were exposed to a crush hazard while actuating the dumping mechanisms on unsecured hoppers that were elevated by the forks, and the employer did not ensure that the hoppers could not slide off of the forks of the forklifts, on or about August 14, 2024. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $10372
- — Z (S) $10372
1910.178 A04
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 18, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $10,372 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval: a) Warehouse and Yard: Employees used forklifts to lift, transfer, and dump metal hoppers, and the employer did not receive written approval from the forklifts' manufacturers prior to operating the forklifts with these hopper attachments, on or about August 14, 2024. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED ABATEMENT NOTE: If no response or a negative response from the powered industrial truck manufacturer is received upon requesting their written approval for the attachments, the employer may obtained a written approval from a qualified Registered Professional Engineer. If the manufacturer's response was negative, then the engineer, prior to granting approval for the modification or addition, would need to perform a safety analysis and address all safety and/or structural issues contained in the manufacturer's disapproval.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $10372
- — Z (S) $10372
1910.178 M04
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,518 · Current $14,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(4): The employer did not prohibit employees from placing their arms or legs between the uprights of the mast or outside the running lines of the truck: a) Yard: An employee was exposed to a crush hazard while reaching his arm(s) through the front opening of the overhead guard frame and mast of a Toyota forklift (FT-38), on or about August 13, 2024. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $14000
- — C (S) $14518
- — Z (S) $14518
1910.178 M05 III
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 17, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $10,372 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(iii): Powered industrial truck(s), with the operator dismounted and within 25 feet of the truck still in his view, did not have the load engaging means fully lowered: a) Yard: Employees stood within three feet of forklifts while actuating the dumping mechanisms on hoppers that were elevated by the forks, and the employer did not ensure that the forklifts' load engaging means (forks) were fully lowered when the dismounted operators remained within 25 feet of the industrial trucks, on or about August 14, 2024. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $10000
- — C (S) $10372
- — Z (S) $10372
1904.30 A
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,074 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.30(a): The employer did not keep a separate OSHA 300 Log for each establishment that was expected to be in operation for one year or longer: a) Cougle's Recycling, Inc., located at 800 Market Street, Auburn, PA 17922: The employer did not maintain a separate OSHA 300 Log for the company's Auburn establishment, on or about August 14, 2024. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $2074
- — Z (O) $2074
1910.178 Q01
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel: a) Warehouse: An employee operated the Toyota powered industrial truck (FT-38) while its headlights and safety strobe light were not functional, on or about August 13, 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 347686594.
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