COLUMBIA, SC —
OSHA Inspection: SMI-OWEN STEEL COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SMI-OWEN STEEL COMPANY in 2450 SOUTH BELTLINE BLVD., COLUMBIA, SC 29204 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 301775797.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMI-OWEN STEEL COMPANY
- Site address
- 2450 SOUTH BELTLINE BLVD.
- City
- COLUMBIA
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29204
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 1046, DALLAS, TX 75221
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3441
- Employees
- 160
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Dec 8, 1997
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $2,275 · Current $2,275
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. Employer knew or should have known that employee(s) walking behind a Clark industrial truck trolley, Serial No. CKF22 S100-33, were exposed to the hazard of being hit by trolley buggy when trolley is backing up. A feasible and useful means of abatement, among others, is to install a audible backup alarm system or have a standby observer to guide the trolley and buggy backwards.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $2275.00
- — I (S) $2275.00
- — Z (S) $2275.00
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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 301775797.
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