READING METALS REFINING CO DIV
RTE 61 ONTAULAUNCE TWP, Reading, PA 19605 · NAICS 331421
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Inspection records
Mar 30, 1976#12720678Mar 30, 1976Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#12720678$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12720678
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 30, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 55
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Rte 61 Ontaulance Twp, Reading, PA 19605
- Industry
- 331421
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 20, 1975#12720553Oct 20, 1975Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#12720553$1,03034 viol.34 violations$1,030 in penalties
Inspection #12720553
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 20, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 11, 1975
- Closed
- Aug 2, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 34
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 33 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,030
- Penalties on Record
- $1,030
- Site Address
- Rte 61 Ontaulaunce Twp, Reading, PA 19605
- Industry
- 331421
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 (16 of 34 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1976 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 3 | - | $40 | $40 | Feb 28, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 1976 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1976 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1976 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.104 Oxygen OSHA citation code: 19100104 B03 XI | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1976 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.104 Oxygen OSHA citation code: 19100104 B08 VI | Other | 1 | - | $40 | $40 | Mar 28, 1976 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 III | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1976 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 G09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1976 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1976 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 A05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
| 01013 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A06 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1976 | - | - |
| 01014 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M09 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1976 | - | - |
| 01015 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
| 01016 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P10 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 34 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties11 citations, $2,945 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 11 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01004 | - | Mar 12, 1976 | $400 | - | - |
| 01005 | - | Mar 12, 1976 | $200 | - | - |
| 01007 | - | Mar 28, 1976 | $230 | - | - |
| 01011 | - | Feb 28, 1976 | $400 | - | - |
| 01014 | - | Mar 12, 1976 | $400 | - | - |
Showing the 5 FTA rows present in the first 16 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 11 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 2, 1972#12736773Oct 2, 1972Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#12736773$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12736773
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 2, 1972
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 2, 1972
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 61 Ontelaunee Township, Reading, PA 19600
- Industry
- 331421
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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 1972 to 1976. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Primary Metal Manufacturing, 9,284 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.