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OSHA Inspection: OWEN STEEL COMPANY, INC.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of OWEN STEEL COMPANY, INC. in 2151 S. BELTLINE BLVD., COLUMBIA, SC 29201 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300270113.

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Site address
2151 S. BELTLINE BLVD.
City
COLUMBIA
State
SC
ZIP
29201
Mailing
P O BOX 18, COLUMBIA, SC 29202
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3441
Employees
300
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

4 citations on file for this inspection.

10012 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2002
Abate by
Nov 18, 2002
Penalty
Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500
SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards
which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply
with this
regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations
promulgated under
Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as
amended, as
follows:
A.  On September 11, 2002, employer knew or should have known that
employees were
exposed to the hazards of not using the proper type of forklift truck on
the steel storage yard
such as, but not limited to Toyota pneumatic industrial truck, Model
425FG25, which states
in the operator manual not to use on dirt or gravel.  A feasible and
useful method to correct
this hazard, among other methods, is to only use approved lift trucks on
yards made of dirt
and gravel.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $4500.00
  • · I (S) $4500.00
  • · Z (S) $4500.00

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2002
Abate by
Nov 1, 2002
Penalty
Initial $1,875 · Current $1,875
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $1875.00
  • · I (S) $1875.00
  • · Z (S) $1875.00

1910.178 O01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2002
Abate by
Oct 28, 2002
Penalty
Initial $1,875 · Current $1,875
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $1875.00
  • · I (S) $1875.00
  • · Z (S) $1875.00

1910.178 G07

Deleted Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Oct 14, 2002
Abate by
Nov 18, 2002
Recent events (3)
  • · F (O)
  • · I (O)
  • · Z (O)

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