SOUTH BELOIT, IL —
OSHA Inspection: WM. LANS SONS CO., INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of WM. LANS SONS CO., INC. in 201 WHEELER AVENUE, SOUTH BELOIT, IL 61080 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109631879.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WM. LANS SONS CO., INC.
- Site address
- 201 WHEELER AVENUE
- City
- SOUTH BELOIT
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61080
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)
- 5093
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00
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 BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN A RETAINING WALL AND MOVING RAILROAD CARS AND/OR BEING STRUCK BY MOVING RAILROAD CARS DURING TRACK SWITCHING OPERATIONS. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBILE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THESE HAZARDS IS TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN RAILROAD OPERATIMNG RULES MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION REGULATION 49 CFR 217.11(A) AND (B). SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THE ABATEMENT PROGRAM SHALL BE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT NECESSARY BE LIMITED TO: 1) TRAINING ALL EMPLOYEES IN RECOGNITION AND AVOIDANCE OF HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH SWITCHING OPERATIONS. 2) ENSURE THAT SWITCHING OPERATIONS BE PERFORMED BY A MINIMUM OF 3 EMPLOYEES CONSISTING OF BRAKEMAN, SWITCHMAN AND LOADER OPERTOR. 3) VISUAL AND/OR RADIO CONTACT SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES DURING RAILROAD CAR MOVEMENT. 4) RAILROAD CARS SHALL NOT BE MOVED OR OTHERWIDE SET INTO MOTION IF THE BRAKEMAN IS NOT IN PROPER POSITION ON THE CAR TO BE MOVED. 5) THE TRACKS WILL BE SURVEVED TO ENSURE PROPER CLEARANCE FOR FIXED OR TEMPORARY OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE MOVEMENT OF CARS. 6) SWITCHING SHALL NEVER BE DONE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 5MPH. 7) SPECIAL INSTRUCTION ROADWAY SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED TO WARM EMPLOYEE IF NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR A MAN ON THE SIDE OF CAR BEING MOVED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $320.00 · Current $320.00
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $320.00
- — Z (S) $320.00
1910.303 G02 II
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $400.00
- — Z (S) $400.00
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $320.00 · Current $320.00
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Abate by
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Abate by
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $320.00 · Current $320.00
1910.23 D01 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $320.00 · Current $320.00
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $320.00
- — Z (S) $320.00
More inspections at WM. LANS SONS CO., INC.
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SOUTH BELOIT, IL—1991-05-14 00:00:00
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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 109631879.