READING, PA —
OSHA Inspection: SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. in 2000 FRIEDENSBURG ROAD, READING, PA 19606 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 348066721.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
- Site address
- 2000 FRIEDENSBURG ROAD
- City
- READING
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19606
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 4039, READING, PA 19606
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
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332710
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,215 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): a) 2000 Friedensburg Road, Reading, PA 19606, Building Products building, near the End Cap Machine - Employees were exposed to fall hazards related to damaged vertical support posts for the guardrail system of an elevated storage area, located greater than 4 feet above the next lowest grade, on or about February 27, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $3215
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- May 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,215 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: a) 2000 Friedensburg Road Reading, PA 19606, Employees were exposed to uncontrolled hazardous energy due to the employer not conducting periodic inspections of the energy control procedures, on or about February 27, 2025. 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 states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3215
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- May 12, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: a) 2000 Friedensburg Road Reading, PA 19606, a fire extinguisher displaying an outdated annual inspection was in use, but the inspection tag that was greater than one year old, on or about February 27, 2025. 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 states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l): a) 2000 Friedensburg Road, READING, PA 19606 - employees were exposed to power industrial truck hazards due to the employer not certifying each powered industrial truck operator had been trained as required, on or about February 27, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 348066721.
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