OSHA Inspection: ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORPORATION

Issued

2025-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3496.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  (a) 125 James Way, Southampton, PA 18966, weld shop #2: On or about July 11, 2024, extension cords and debris were strewn across the floor creating a tripping hazard. A situation like this exposes employees to injury from tripping hazards.

Issued

2025-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $4700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not ensure effective training was provided for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard.    (a)125 James Way, Southampton, Pa 18966: On or about July 11, 2024, An employee observed sitting on a sterilizer, 12 ft high with a harness on but not tied off, had not received effective training, exposing him to serious injury in the event of a fall.

Issued

2025-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5485.00 · Current $3200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:   (a) 125 James Way, Southampton, PA 18966, sheet metal shop: On or about July 11, 2024,- employee(s) were operating an Ashina drill press,  that did not have the  point of operation guarded, exposing the employee to serious injury.

Issued

2025-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power press(es).    (a) 125 James Way, Southampton, Pa 18966, sheet metal shop: On or about July 11, 2024,- Employee(s) used a Rousself, mechanical power press that was not provided with  point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices to protect them from placing their hands in the danger zone, exposing them to an amputation hazard.