GROVEPORT, OH —
OSHA Inspection: THE GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of THE GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY in 3900 BIXBY RD., GROVEPORT, OH 43125 (NAICS 336510). OSHA activity number 121914428.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THE GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY
- Site address
- 3900 BIXBY RD.
- City
- GROVEPORT
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43125
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 336510
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3743
- Employees
- 180
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2003
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2004
- 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 following: a.The employer did not ensure that hydraulic cylinders or other containers of hydraulic fluid did not get into the furnace. Employees were exposed to a contact hazard when operating an electric arc furnace if an explosion occurred. A feasible method of abatement, among other methods, would be to: Monitor scrap to ensure that hydraulic cylinders or other containers of hydraulic fluid were not added to the furnace.c
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
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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 121914428.
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