CINCINNATI, OH —
OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM-FLO, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CUSTOM-FLO, INC. in 11275 SEBRING DRIVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45240 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 103230637.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CUSTOM-FLO, INC.
- Site address
- 11275 SEBRING DRIVE
- City
- CINCINNATI
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45240
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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)
- 3499
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $900 Reduced
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: falls in excess of 6', in that on or about 10-12-2000 employees were lifted from containers by use of a nylon sling attached to the hook of the Harrington hoist to enter and exit the steel containers. One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to develop and adopt rules and procedures which are consistent with ANSI B30.16 (which prohibits the lifting of personnel) and to include the use of ladders or stairs to enter and exit containers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2000
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $900 Reduced
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: employees operating the Harrington hoist were exposed to hazards associated with electrical shocks and being struck by falling loads due to the undetected defects in the equipment: a) On or about 10-12-2000 periodic and frequent inspection were not performed to determine the hoist condition and any defects such as but not limited pendant control strain relief within the hoist system and supportive parts. b) On or about 10-12-2000 defects such as but not limited to pendant control strain relief were not reported to the designated person for repair prior to use. c) On or about 10-12-2000 pendant controls were not equipped with a strain relief to prevent exposing electrical parts from the motor control. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards is to develop and adopt written standard operation procedures which are consistent with ANSI B30.16 and include, inspections, recorded documentation and defect reporting methods.g
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.254 C02 I
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2000
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.254 D03
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2000
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1000.00
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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 103230637.
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