COLUMBIA, SC ·
OSHA Inspection: OWEN STEEL COMPANY, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- OWEN STEEL COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 2151 S. BELTLINE BLVD.
- City
- COLUMBIA
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29201
- Mailing
- P O BOX 18, COLUMBIA, SC 29202
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3441
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2002
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500
General-duty citation text
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
- 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
- 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
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2002
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2002
Recent events (3)
- · F (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 300270113.
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