WEST COLUMBIA, SC ·
OSHA Inspection: V.B. HOOK AND COMPANY, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of V.B. HOOK AND COMPANY, INC. in 1028 SHULL STREET, WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303558076.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- V.B. HOOK AND COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 1028 SHULL STREET
- City
- WEST COLUMBIA
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29169
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 13503, COLUMBIA, SC 29201
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
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3556
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 19, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $350 Reduced
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 employees standing in area between vacuum cooler tube and door without door being fully extended on or about 2 January 2002 were exposed to the hazard of being crushed if pneumatic system failed causing door to close. A feasible and useful means of abatement, among others, is to require employees to extend door until safety latch is in place.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $875
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (S)
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- · 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 303558076.
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