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OSHA Inspection: HOWARD RIGGING COMPANY, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HOWARD RIGGING COMPANY, INC. in 1000 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, SC 29403 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303566434.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1000 KING STREET
City
CHARLESTON
State
SC
ZIP
29403
Mailing
1011 BETAW ROAD, ST. STEPHENS, SC 29479
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1791
Employees
3
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Construction safety.

1 citation on file for this inspection.

10012 A

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Dec 6, 2001
Abate by
Dec 11, 2001
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 the operator of a rough terrain
forklift on the
north side of the building was not at the controls while employees were
elevated in work
basket, in excess of 18 feet high, and exposed to the hazard of the basket
shifting and then
not being able to control the platform and forklift in an emergency
situation.  a feasible and
useful method to correct this hazard, among others, is to require and
ensure the operator
remains at the controls at all times.

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 303566434.

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