INDIAN HEAD, MD —
OSHA Inspection: JOWETT INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of JOWETT INC. in NAVAL ORDNANCE STATION, INDIAN HEAD, MD 20640 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 102478732.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JOWETT INC.
- Site address
- NAVAL ORDNANCE STATION
- City
- INDIAN HEAD
- State
- MD
- ZIP
- 20640
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1542
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 24, 1995
- Abate by
- Nov 1, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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: multiple injuries from falling hazard when employees are elevated in manbaskets when used with a powered forklift truck and the manbasket is not secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks: a) Mix Building Complex --- Two workers were working from an unsecured manbasket which was elevated 23ft by a GEHL forklift. The manbasket fell of of the forks throwing both workers to the ground below fatally injuring one worker. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to secure the manbasket to the lifting carriage and/or forks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4200.00
- — Z (S) $4200.00
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Oct 24, 1995
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 1995
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Oct 24, 1995
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 1995
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Oct 24, 1995
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 1995
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 102478732.
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