COUGLE'S RECYCLING, INC.
800 W.MARKET ST., Auburn, PA 17922 · NAICS 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities
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Inspection records
Aug 14, 2024#347686594Aug 14, 2024FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#347686594$24,0004 viol.4 violations$24,000 in penalties
Inspection #347686594
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2024
- Contested
- Jan 27, 2025
- Final Order
- Mar 2, 2026
- Closed
- Apr 21, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,964
- Penalties on Record
- $24,000
- Site Address
- 800 Market Street, Auburn, PA 17922
- Industry
- 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is killed when crushed by forklift mast
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $14,518 | $14,000 | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 27, 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| 01004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M05 III | Serious | 1 | 7 | $10,372 | $10,000 | Jan 17, 2025 | Jan 27, 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| 02001 | 1904.30 OSHA citation code: 19040030 A | Other | 1 | 9 | $2,074 | $0 | Feb 10, 2025 | Jan 27, 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| 02002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 10, 2025 | Jan 27, 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 |
Feb 7, 2019#343769329Feb 7, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#343769329$2,5571 viol.1 violation$2,557 in penalties
Inspection #343769329
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 7, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- May 23, 2019
- Final Order
- Jun 17, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 12, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,115
- Penalties on Record
- $2,557
- Site Address
- 702 Market St., Auburn, PA 17922
- Industry
- 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $5,115 | $2,557 | - | Jun 17, 2019 |
Dec 4, 2014#340119619Dec 4, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340119619$6,5004 viol.4 violations$6,500 in penalties
Inspection #340119619
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 2014
- Final Order
- May 6, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 25, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,180
- Penalties on Record
- $6,500
- Site Address
- 800 Market Street, Auburn, PA 17922
- Industry
- 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $3,825 | $2,675 | May 13, 2015 | - | May 6, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.307 Hazardous (classified) locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 C | Serious | 1 | 10 | $3,060 | $2,175 | May 13, 2015 | - | May 6, 2015 |
| 01003 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G05 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,295 | $1,650 | May 13, 2015 | - | May 6, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C02 I | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2015 | - | May 6, 2015 |
Nov 23, 2011#315798850Nov 23, 2011Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#315798850$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315798850
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Nov 28, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 800 W.market St., Auburn, PA 17922
- Industry
- 321999 All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
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4 inspections, 2011 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Waste Management and Remediation Services, 16,473 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.