PEORIA, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: KOMATSU AMERICA CORP.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. in 2300 N.E. ADAMS ST., PEORIA, IL 61604 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 122195761.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KOMATSU AMERICA CORP.
- Site address
- 2300 N.E. ADAMS ST.
- City
- PEORIA
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61604
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (Y)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3532
- Employees
- 844
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1996
- Abate by
- Mar 22, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: On or about January 22, 1996, an employee was working from a snorklelift, changing light bulbs, when his snorklelift was struck by a moving bridge crane, causing it to tip over and kill the employee. Employees were told to take the radio operating controls with them, but sometimes they did not. The employer shall insure that radio controls are carried with the employee on the snorklelift working in the vicinity of the overhead bridge cranes.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5000.00
- · Z (S) $5000.00
1910.67 C02 V
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1996
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5000.00
- · Z (S) $5000.00
1910.147 C04 IIB
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1996
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 1997
Recent events (3)
- · P (O)
- · I (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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 122195761.
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