Inspection #123259715

Name: OSHA Inspection #123259715: BRISTOL TANK & WELDING CO., INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of BRISTOL TANK & WELDING CO., INC. at 2400 Big Oak Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047 on Mar 16, 1994. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jan 10, 1995.

OSHA documented 12 violations (3 serious, 9 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $1,500.

OSHA collected 84 air monitoring samples covering 12 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), Copper Fume (as Cu), and 7 more.

This employer has 4 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 123259715
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Mar 16, 1994
Closed: Jan 10, 1995
Contested: Apr 25, 1994
Final Order: Sep 20, 1994
Total Violations: 12
Penalties on Record: $1,500
Initial Penalties: $3,300

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.

Establishment

Name: BRISTOL TANK & WELDING CO., INC.
Address: 2400 Big Oak Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047
Industry: 332420 Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer4 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations
#340162023	Dec 23, 2014	Planned (H)	No violations
#311269161	Mar 7, 2008	Planned (H)	No violations
#305010936	Mar 13, 2002	Planned (H)	No violations
#12664959	Dec 2, 1977	Follow-Up (F)	6 violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jan 10, 1995.

Citations on Record

3 serious, 9 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$3,300

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$1,500

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Apr 25, 1994. Final orders are recorded through Sep 20, 1994. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling12 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	7	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	7	0	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	7	0 - 0.0055	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	7	0 - 0.0017	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	7	0 - 0.007	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	7	0 - 10.5864	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	7	0 - 0.0272	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	7	0 - 0.2854	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	7	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	7	0 - 0.0033	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	7	0 - 0.004	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	7	0 - 0.0305	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04	Other	$450	$350	Apr 14, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
01002	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01	Serious	$600	$300	May 13, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
01003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K01	Serious	$600	$300	May 13, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
01004	1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III	Serious	$450	$350	Apr 19, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
01005	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Other	$450	$0	Apr 29, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
01006	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Other	$450	$0	Apr 29, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
02002	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$300	$200	Apr 19, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
02003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01	Other	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
02004	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01	Other	$0	$0	Apr 19, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
02005	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B02	Other	$0	$0	Apr 25, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
02006	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Other	$0	$0	May 4, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994
02007	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08	Other	$0	$0	Apr 25, 1994	Apr 25, 1994	Sep 20, 1994

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.

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