AURORA, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: SIMMONS U S A
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SIMMONS U S A in 12601 E. 33RD AVE., SUITE 101, AURORA, CO 80011 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100675263.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SIMMONS U S A
- Site address
- 12601 E. 33RD AVE., SUITE 101
- City
- AURORA
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80011
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2515
- Employees
- 46
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 4, 1988
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 1988
- Penalty
- Initial $640 · Current $640
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The %% employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a striking hazard: a) Employees were exposed to a striking hazard in that on or about May 17, 1988, the Anderson Bale Opener, serial number 5510 located in the production area, was used to unbail mattress springs beyond its rated capacity. The original rating of the bale opener was 6500 pounds and the bale being opened at the time of the accident was approximately 8512 pounds.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 100675263.
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