FOLLANSBEE, WV —
OSHA Inspection: WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATION in ROUTE 2, FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116237256.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATION
- Site address
- ROUTE 2
- City
- FOLLANSBEE
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26037
- Mailing
- POST OFFICE BOX 670, FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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)
- 3312
- Employees
- 190
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
28 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.5(a)(1): 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 placed into positions as a multicraftsmen without being provided training. The equipment tenders positions were a combination of a saturator operator position and a pipefitter repairman position; and an oil stillmen operator and a pipefitter repairman. The employees that were placed in these positions were pipefitter repairmen and were not provided the knowledge and skills to perform as operators. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS to provide training to the equipment tenders that includes, but is not limited to, the operating procedures for the departments in which they were assigned.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00
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 accociated with boiler explosions and/or failures due tothe inability of the operator to respond to all possible emergencies such as but not limited to, loss of feedwater, loss of boiler, and loss of pump all at the same time. Controls and instrumentation for the boiler are located in various locations throughout the four story boiler house. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS to provide central locations for all instrumentation and controls for the boiler functions so the operator will be able to continually monitor and control them as different situations develop.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1500.00 · Current $1075.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1075.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.22 D01 III
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.23 E01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
1910.23 C02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
1910.134 B06
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
1910.141 G02
- Issued
- Abate by
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.38 A02 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $5000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.38 A02 II
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.38 A02 III
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.38 A05 III
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
1910.38 A05 IIB
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.38 B04 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $5000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.38 B04 II
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.303 F
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1700.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1700.00
1910.303 G01 II
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.1028 E05 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $5000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.1028 G01 II
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
1910.1028 G04 I
- Issued
- Abate by
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.1028 J01 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
1910.1028 J03 I
- Issued
- Abate by
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.1200 H03 III
- Issued
- Abate by
0320
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
1910.23 D01 I
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
1910.141 C01 I
- Issued
- Abate by
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O)
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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 116237256.