RINCON, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: FT. HOWARD CORPORATION
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of FT. HOWARD CORPORATION in 393 FT. HOWARD ROAD, RINCON, GA 31326 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 106450992.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FT. HOWARD CORPORATION
- Site address
- 393 FT. HOWARD ROAD
- City
- RINCON
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31326
- Mailing
- P.O.BOX 828, RINCON, GA 31326
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- 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)
- 2621
- Employees
- 1200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 10, 1997
- Abate by
- Mar 13, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
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 the hazard of vehicles with an obstructed view to the rear are being backed up without warning devices or a spotter: a)Fort Howard Corporation, Rincon, GA, establishment - Employees were routinely on foot and in close proximity to trucks that were backing up, had no clear view to the rear, and had no back-up alarm(s), on or about 1/28/97. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to install back-up alarms on the vehicles which had an obstructed view to the rear that would sound when the vehicle moved backwards.
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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 106450992.
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