QUAKERTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: THERMOCOUPLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THERMOCOUPLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC in 191 KELLY RD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951 (NAICS 334512). OSHA activity number 347763559.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THERMOCOUPLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
- Site address
- 191 KELLY RD
- City
- QUAKERTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18951
- Mailing
- 191 KELLY RD., QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 334512
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $1,431 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition: a) 191 Kelly Rd Quakertown, PA 18951- On or about September 18, 2024, employees were exposed to tripping hazards from electrical cords that were laying on the shop floor in foot traffic areas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1430.5
- — Z (S) $2837
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $5,675 · Current $2,798 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) 191 Kelly Rd Quakertown, PA 18951- On or about September 18, 2024, employees working on the production floor were exposed to caught in hazards in that the chuck on a Le Blond lathe was not guarded. b) 191 Kelly Rd Quakertown, PA 18951- On or about September 18, 2024, employees working on the production floor were exposed to caught in hazards in that the chuck on a Frejoth FI-900 lathe was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2797.5
- — Z (S) $5675
1910.253 B02
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $1,431 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2):Cylinder was not chained to give it stability and prevent it from being knocked over or damaged by passing persons or day to day operations: a) 191 Kelly Rd Quakertown, PA 18951- On or about September 18, 2024, employees working on the production floor were exposed to struck by hazards from cylinders stored on the shop floor that were not chained.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1430.5
- — Z (S) $2837
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet: a) 191 Kelly Rd Quakertown, PA 18951- On or about September 18, 2024, employees were exposed to fire hazards in that oxygen and acetylene tanks were not stored a minimum distance of 20 feet apart.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,783 · Current $1,842 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): a) 191 Kelly Rd Quakertown, PA 18951- On or about September 18, 2024, employees on the shop floor were exposed to electrical hazards in that a electrical panel was not equipped with a cover.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1841.5
- — Z (S) $3783
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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 347763559.
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