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OSHA Inspection: F.P. SMITH WIRE CLOTH CO.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of F.P. SMITH WIRE CLOTH CO. in 11700 W. GRAND AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304299076.

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Site address
11700 W. GRAND AVENUE
City
NORTHLAKE
State
IL
ZIP
60164
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3496
Employees
25
Ownership type
Private (A)

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 3, 2001
Abate by
May 18, 2001
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $420 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to:
Production area - the foot switches for the Famco 36-inch shear (OSHA
formerly
referred to this as a Wysong 36-inch shear) and the Wysong 72-inch shear
were
not protected to prevent their actuation from falling or moving objects,
or from
their unintended actuation by accidentally stepping onto the foot control.
Among
others, one method of abatement is to equip the shears with foot switches
that
meet the design requirements as prescribed in the American National
Standard for
Shears, ANSI B11.4-1993, or later edition.
Abatement certification only is required for this item in accordance with
29
CFR
1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $420.00
  • · Z (S) $600.00

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 3, 2001
Abate by
May 17, 2001
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $420 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $420.00
  • · Z (S) $600.00

1910.213 B03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 3, 2001
Abate by
May 18, 2001
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $420 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $420.00
  • · Z (S) $600.00

1910.304 F05 V

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 3, 2001
Abate by
Apr 2, 2001
Penalty
Initial $382 · Current $267 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $267.00
  • · Z (S) $382.00

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