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OSHA Inspection: C.L. DEWS & SONS FOUNDRY AND MACHINERY CO., INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of C.L. DEWS & SONS FOUNDRY AND MACHINERY CO., INC. in 1600 EDWARDS STREET, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304313596.

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Site address
1600 EDWARDS STREET
City
HATTIESBURG
State
MS
ZIP
39401
Mailing
P.O. BOX 1647, HATTIESBURG, MS 39403
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)
3321
Employees
75
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

25 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 4 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $500.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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: Hazard of being struck by
and/or crushed by
materials dropped from defective below the hook lifting devices:
(a)Foundry building - Spreader bar on 5 ton P & H underhung single girdle
top
running gantry crane was not marked with rated load.
(b)Foundry loose pattern area - Spreader beam did not have an
identification
certifying the lifting capacity.
(c)Loop bed molding area - Wire rope sling attached to spreader beam were
attached
with single wire rope U-bolt clip.
(d)Grinding department, west side station #1 - Home made lifting prong(s)
were used
for blow bar(s) # 1044 and #1053.
One feasible and useful abatement method to correct this hazard is to:
(1) Follow the
requirements of American National Standard, ANSI/ASME B30.20 - 1993 for
Below The Hook
Lifting Devices by posting the rated load capacity, installing the correct
number of U-bolt clips
and removing home made lifting prongs.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $500.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.147 C04 IIB

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.212 A05

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.213 H01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.213 H03

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.213 H04

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.215 A02

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 01 4 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.219 C02 I

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $500.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $500.00

1910.219 E01 I

Serious Gravity 02 20 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $500.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $500.00

1910.219 I02

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.242 B

Deleted Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $375.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $375.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.243 C01

Serious Gravity 02 3 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $500.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $500.00

1910.304 F05 V

Serious Gravity 01 6 instances 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.305 A02 IIIF

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.305 B02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.334 A02 II

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $200.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.22 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.184 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.184 E03 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.253 B04 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.305 G01 IIIA

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.303 G02 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by

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