WEST GREENWICH, RI —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN WELDING CO INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AMERICAN WELDING CO INC in 689 HOPKINS HILL RD., WEST GREENWICH, RI 02817 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304988769.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN WELDING CO INC
- Site address
- 689 HOPKINS HILL RD.
- City
- WEST GREENWICH
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02817
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1429, COVENTRY, RI 02816
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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)
- 3441
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Aug 9, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 crushing injuries from overturning forklift trucks due to the fact that operator restraint systems (seat belts) provided on forklift trucks were not required to be used, as required by ASME B56.1-1993: (a) Establishment: Employees operating forklift trucks were not required to wear seat belts when provided. Abatement Note: One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to require and effectively enforce the use of operator restraint systems while operating forklift trucks provided with them.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $375.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $375.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2002
1910.243 C01
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300.00
- — Z (S) $600.00
1910.243 C05 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2002
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2002
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2002
1910.147 C07 IV
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2002
1910.178 L02 II
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2002
Recent events (2)
- — P (O)
- — Z (O)
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2002
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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 304988769.
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