LOYALHANNA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: GREAT DANE POWDER COATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GREAT DANE POWDER COATING, INC. in 1642 LATROBE DERRY ROAD, LOYALHANNA, PA 15661 (NAICS 325510). OSHA activity number 348113804.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GREAT DANE POWDER COATING, INC.
- Site address
- 1642 LATROBE DERRY ROAD
- City
- LOYALHANNA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15661
- Mailing
- 1642 LATROBE DERRY ROAD, LOYALHANNA, PA 15661
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
- 325510
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $2,800 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: a) At the facility on or about March 19, 2025 - An effective hearing conservation program was not administered when employees noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale. An employee, designated as a Small Line Operator, had an exposure to continuous noise at a dose of 67.2%. The exposure is approximately 1.34 times the OSHA action level of 85 dBA. This is equivalent sound level of 87.1 dBA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $4729
1910.95 K01
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program: a) At the facility, on or about March 19, 2025 - Employees were not provided with adequate training when exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA. An employee, designated as a Mechanic, had an exposure to continuous noise at a dose of 67.2%. The exposure is approximately 1.34 times the OSHA action level of 85 dBA. This is equivalent sound level of 87.1 dBA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.95 L01
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1): The employer did not make available to affected employees or their representatives copies of 29 CFR 1910.95 and did not post a copy in the workplace: a) At the facility, on or about March 19, 2025 - A copy of 29 CFR 1910.95 was not posted or made available to affected employees. An employee, designated as a Mechanic, had an exposure to continuous noise at a dose of 67.2%. The exposure is approximately 1.34 times the OSHA action level of 85 dBA. This is equivalent sound level of 87.1 dBA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: a) At the facility, on or about March 17, 2025 - The employer did not ensure that employees using a respirator voluntarily were medically able to use that respirator. Employees wore full-facepiece respirators during powder coating operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2837
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: a) At the facility, on or about March 17, 2025 - Employees were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when wearing a respirator on a voluntary basis.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $5,675 · Current $3,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a) At the facility, on or about March 17, 2025 - Suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing the eyes was not provided within the work area. Employees were exposed to polymeric sealing rinse containing fluorozirconic acid, a corrosive, during powder coating operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3400
- — Z (S) $5675
1910.1000 A02
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 5, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $1,900 Reduced
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Particulates not otherwise regulated listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour Time-Weighted Average concentration of 15mg/m3: a) At the facility on or about March 19, 2025 -Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust) in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average concentration of 15 mg/m3. An employee, designated as a Big Line Operator, had an exposure to particulates not otherwise regulated at a level of 22.4 mg/m3. The exposure is approximately 1.49 times. Sampling was performed by an OSHA compliance officer on March 19, 2025 for 426 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $1900
- — I (S) $1900
- — Z (S) $2837
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 5, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): a) At the facility on or about March 19, 2025 - Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000 (a) through (d). An employee, designated as a Big Line Operator, had an exposure to continuous noise at a dose of 22.4 mg/m3. The exposure is approximately 1.49 times. Sampling was performed by an OSHA compliance officer on March 19, 2025 for 426 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $0
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 348113804.
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