Inspection #12999595

Name: OSHA Inspection #12999595: BERWICK FORGE & FABRICATING
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of BERWICK FORGE & FABRICATING at Box 188 9th And Oak Street, Berwick, PA 18603 on Oct 19, 1978. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jan 3, 1984.

OSHA documented 136 violations (93 serious, 31 willful, 12 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $332,150. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

This employer has 7 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 12999595
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Oct 19, 1978
Closed: Jan 3, 1984
Total Violations: 136
Penalties on Record: $332,150
Initial Penalties: $366,800
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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.

Establishment

Name: BERWICK FORGE & FABRICATING
Address: Box 188 9th And Oak Street, Berwick, PA 18603
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer7 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#18222760	May 11, 1989	Planned (H)	13 violations	$1,900
#601971	Apr 23, 1985	Planned (H)	No violations
#12542676	Mar 10, 1978	Complaint (B)	13 violations	$1,800
#12748554	Sep 3, 1976	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#12748505	Jun 15, 1976	Follow-Up (F)	4 violations	$200
#12748323	Nov 25, 1975	Complaint (B)	15 violations	$1,195
#12668182	Nov 27, 1974	Complaint (B)	24 violations	$520

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 3, 1984.

Citations on Record

136

93 serious, 31 willful, 12 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$366,800

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

Current Penalties

$332,150

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

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	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$800	$800	May 19, 1979	-	-
01002	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$700	May 29, 1979	-	-
01003	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$700	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01004	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$600	$600	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01005	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$500	$500	May 5, 1979	-	-
01006	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$500	$500	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01007	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$700	May 19, 1979	-	-
01008	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$600	$600	May 19, 1979	-	-
01009	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$700	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01010	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$700	$0	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01011	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$600	$0	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01012	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$600	$600	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01013	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$500	May 5, 1979	-	-
01014	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$500	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01015	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$800	$600	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01016	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$800	$600	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01017	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$500	$300	May 5, 1979	-	-
01018	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$500	$0	May 19, 1979	-	-
01019	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$600	$300	May 5, 1979	-	-
01020	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$900	$700	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01021	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$400	May 5, 1979	-	-
01022	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$500	$300	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01023	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$500	$0	May 5, 1979	-	-
01024	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$800	$0	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01025A	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$900	$0	May 19, 1979	-	-
01026	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$1,000	$700	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01027	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$1,000	$700	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01028	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$500	$300	May 5, 1979	-	-
01029	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$1,000	$500	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01030	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$400	$400	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01031	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$1,000	$500	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01032	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01033	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$900	$400	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01034	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$500	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01035	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01	Serious	$400	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01036	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C	Serious	$800	$500	Jun 19, 1979	-	-
01037	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A02	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01038	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02	Serious	$700	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01039	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02	Serious	$700	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01040	1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X	Other	$600	$0	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01041	1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C03 VIII	Serious	$1,000	$500	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01042A	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 B01 II	Serious	$1,000	$500	May 19, 1979	-	-
01043	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 D02	Serious	$700	$300	May 19, 1979	-	-
01044	1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 A01	Serious	$500	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01045A	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02	Serious	$1,000	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01046	1910.67 Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms OSHA citation code: 19100067 B04 IA	Serious	$1,000	$0	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01047A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 A	Serious	$1,000	$600	May 19, 1979	-	-
01048	1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B	Serious	$800	$400	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01049	1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B	Serious	$800	$400	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01050	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 I	Serious	$500	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01051	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D06 IV	Serious	$500	$200	Apr 24, 1979	-	-
01052	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 II	Serious	$600	$200	Apr 24, 1979	-	-
01053	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVA	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 29, 1979	-	-
01054	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 I	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01055	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD	Other	$400	$0	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01056	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 G09	Serious	$300	$100	May 19, 1979	-	-
01057	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01058	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 IV	Other	$600	$0	Apr 29, 1979	-	-
01059	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 G03 III	Serious	$500	$200	Apr 29, 1979	-	-
01060	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C02	Serious	$600	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01061	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C08	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01062	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 E02	Serious	$500	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01063	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 E09	Serious	$500	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01064	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G02	Serious	$500	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01065	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01066	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$800	$400	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01067	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$600	$300	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01068	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A	Serious	$700	$400	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01069	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B	Serious	$400	$100	May 19, 1979	-	-
01070	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 K02	Serious	$400	$100	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01071	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 C01 II	Serious	$1,000	$500	Jul 18, 1979	-	-
01072	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 C02	Serious	$700	$400	May 19, 1979	-	-
01073	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 D03	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01074	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 E02 I	Serious	$600	$300	May 19, 1979	-	-
01075	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 E06 I	Serious	$700	$300	May 19, 1979	-	-
01076	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G02 I	Serious	$900	$400	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01077	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G05 I	Serious	$700	$400	May 19, 1979	-	-
01078	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G05 II	Serious	$900	$500	May 19, 1979	-	-
01079A	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G06	Serious	$900	$500	May 4, 1979	-	-
01080	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 H02 IIIA	Serious	$600	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01081	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 II	Serious	$700	$400	May 19, 1979	-	-
01082	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 III	Serious	$600	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01083	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N02 I	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01084	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N03 I	Serious	$600	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01085	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N03 VI	Serious	$800	$400	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01086	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 D	Serious	$800	$400	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01087	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01	Serious	$600	$200	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01088	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 F05 I	Serious	$700	$300	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01089	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 F05 III	Serious	$400	$100	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01090	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 F06	Serious	$600	$200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-
01091	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$600	$200	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01092	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$900	$450	Jun 18, 1979	-	-
01093	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05	Serious	$400	$100	May 19, 1979	-	-
01094	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 A12	Serious	$600	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01095A	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C01	Serious	$600	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01096	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 J03	Serious	$600	$100	May 19, 1979	-	-
01097	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 J04	Serious	$600	$100	May 19, 1979	-	-
01098A	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01	Serious	$700	$200	May 19, 1979	-	-
01099	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 I01	Serious	$500	$100	May 19, 1979	-	-
02001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Willful	$4,200	$4,200	Apr 19, 1979	-	-

Showing the 100 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 136 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

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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