QUARRYVILLE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: I.K. STOLTZFUS SERVICE CORP.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of I.K. STOLTZFUS SERVICE CORP. in 601 ROBERT FULTON HIGHWAY, QUARRYVILLE, PA 17566 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 347878308.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- I.K. STOLTZFUS SERVICE CORP.
- Site address
- 601 ROBERT FULTON HIGHWAY
- City
- QUARRYVILLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17566
- Mailing
- 1896 AUCTION ROAD, MANHEIM, PA 17545
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238320
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G03 IV
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iv): Vertical lifelines and suspension ropes were attached to or used the same point of anchorage: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - Employees worked from two separate swing stage scaffolds in the interior of the over 100-foot high cylindrical water tank to perform tasks such as welding, abrasive blasting, and painting. The employees attached the scaffolds' suspension ropes to the same anchorage used for vertical lifelines for personal fall arrest systems, on or about November 13, 2024. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4000
- — Z (S) $4729
1926.502 D15
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - Employees worked from two separate swing stage scaffolds in the interior of the over 100-foot high cylindrical water tank to perform tasks such as welding, abrasive blasting, and painting. The employees attached vertical lifelines for personal fall arrest systems to the same anchorage used to support the scaffolds' suspension ropes, on or about November 13, 2024. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1204 E01 II
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1204(e)(1)(ii): When entry was authorized, continuous monitoring of entry conditions in the areas where authorized entrants were working did not occur nor did periodic monitoring occur, in accordance with paragraph (e)(2) of this section for monitoring an atmospheric hazard, when a demonstration could be made that equipment for continuously monitoring that hazard was not commercially available: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - The employer authorized employees to enter the interior of the water tank to perform tasks such as welding, abrasive blasting and painting. During entry, no continuous or periodic atmospheric monitoring occurred in the areas where the employees worked, including at grade level and at various levels above grade while employees worked from swing stage scaffolding inside the over 100-foot high water tank, on or about November 13, 2024. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4000
- — Z (S) $4729
1926.1204 E02
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1204(e)(2): The employer did not continuously monitor atmospheric hazards unless the employer demonstrated that the equipment for continuously monitoring a hazard was not commercially available or that periodic monitoring was of sufficient frequency to ensure that the atmospheric hazard was being controlled at safe levels. If continuous monitoring is not used, periodic monitoring is required with sufficient frequency to ensure that acceptable entry conditions are being maintained during the course of entry operations: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - The employer authorized employees to enter the interior of the water tank to perform tasks such as abrasive blasting and painting. During entry, no continuous or periodic atmospheric monitoring occurred, on or about November 13, 2024. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1206 E
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1206(e): The entry permit that authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the means of detecting an increase in atmospheric hazard levels in the event the ventilation system stops working: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - The employer authorized employees to enter the interior of the water tank to perform tasks such as welding, abrasive blasting and painting. The entry permit that authorized entry did not identify the means of detecting an increase in atmospheric hazard levels in the event the ventilation system stopped working, on or about November 13, 2024. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1206 F
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 926.1206(f): The entry permit that authorized entry to a permit space did not identify each person, by name, currently serving as an attendant: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - The employer authorized employees to enter the interior of the water tank to perform tasks such as welding, abrasive blasting and painting. The entry permit that authorized entry did not identify by name, the person currently serving as the attendant in that the entry permits dated November 13, 15, and 18, 2024 listed the same names for attendants and entrants without distinguishing who served as the attendant and when. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1206 G
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1206(g): The entry permit that authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the individual, by name, currently serving as entry supervisor, and the signature or initials of each entry supervisor who authorizes entry: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - The employer authorized employees to enter the interior of the water tank to paint, and the entry permits dated November 13 and 18, 2024 that authorized entry did not identify by name, the person serving as the entry supervisor. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1206 K
- Issued
- May 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1206(k): The entry permit that authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the results of tests and monitoring performed under �1926.1204(e), accompanied by the names or initials of the testers and by an indication of when the tests were performed: (a) Quarryville Water Tank, Interior - The employer authorized employees to enter the interior of the water tank to paint, and the entry permits dated November 13 and 18, 2024 that authorized entry did not have the names or initials of the person who performed the pre-entry atmospheric monitoring. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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