BLUEFIELD, VA —
OSHA Inspection: VALLEY NATIONAL GASES, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of VALLEY NATIONAL GASES, INC. in BLUEFIELD INDUSTRIAL PARK, BLUEFIELD, VA 24065 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304540966.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALLEY NATIONAL GASES, INC.
- Site address
- BLUEFIELD INDUSTRIAL PARK
- City
- BLUEFIELD
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24065
- Mailing
- ROUTE 2, BOX 167-A, BLUEFIELD, VA 24605
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5169
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
510001 A
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Title 40.1-51.1(a) Code of Virginia: 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 the hazards of being crushed by a truck crane boom while working in proximity to the crane boom while the power-take-off (PTO) was engaged. (a) August 29, 2001, an employee was killed when he engaged the PTO before connecting the crane pendant control to the Jomac Hydraulic Model 3019 truck mounted articulating crane that he was operating. The crane boom moved, causing the victim to be caught between the crane boom and the truck cab. The Owners/Operators Manual for the Jomac Hydraulic Model 3019 articulating crane made the following disclaimer; WARNING! Do not attempt to service or repair the crane when it is operating or when the PTO is engaged. This warning is repeated in a list of operating rules in the owners/operator manual. Truck crane operators routinely engaged the PTO before connecting the crane pendant control to the truck. One feasible and acceptable method, among others, to correct this hazard is for the employer to train all truck crane operators for the safe use and operation of truck cranes, including the prohibition against engaging the PTO before connecting the crane pendant control to the truck, in accordance with the warnings, rules, and operating procedures found in the manufacturers Owners/Operators Manual.Operators
Recent events (2)
- — Y (S) $5500.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.180 H01 I
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $1,125 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — Y (S) $1125.00
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875
Recent events (2)
- — Y (S)
- — Z (S) $1875.00
ELEC0409 A02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2002
Recent events (2)
- — Y (O)
- — Z (O)
ELEC0409 B
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- — Y (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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 304540966.
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