CHARLESTON, SC —
OSHA Inspection: HOWARD RIGGING COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HOWARD RIGGING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 1000 KING STREET
- City
- CHARLESTON
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29403
- Mailing
- 1011 BETAW ROAD, ST. STEPHENS, SC 29479
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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)
- 1791
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2001
- Abate by
- Dec 11, 2001
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 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.
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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 303566434.
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