HUNTINGTON, WV —
OSHA Inspection: STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA in 17TH STREET & 2ND AVENUE, HUNTINGTON, WV 25726 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116225962.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA
- Site address
- 17TH STREET & 2ND AVENUE
- City
- HUNTINGTON
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25726
- Mailing
- POST OFFICE BOX 2547, HUNTINGTON, WV 25726
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3316
- Employees
- 550
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 17, 1998
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,275 · Current $700 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 cuts, lacerations, broken bones, and contusions from a loose air hose without automatic closing valve or other means to secure the hose: a.Employees in the 130 Fabrication shop clean chips from "I" beams using an air hose manually held having only a one quarter turn ball valve to control the air flow. The pressure is 80 pounds and no other means for securing or stopping the hose is available should there be an in advertant dropping of the hose. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS: Install a self closing "dead man" valve on the end of the hose or attach the hose to a vacuum system.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $1275.00
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Apr 17, 1998
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.133 A02
- Issued
- Apr 17, 1998
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — F (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 116225962.
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