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OSHA Inspection: BLOUNT, INC

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BLOUNT, INC in 535 MACK TODD ROAD, ZEBULON, NC 27597 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 305041089.

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Establishment
BLOUNT, INC
Site address
535 MACK TODD ROAD
City
ZEBULON
State
NC
ZIP
27597
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3531
Employees
493
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing health.

7 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1225.00 Reduced
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of
employment and a
place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
warehouse area - where employees use hoists including but not limited to, a
Budgit 1 ton hoist attached to a metal structure with a load rating of 1
ton,  as an
overhead hoist without frequent and regular inspections prior to use  to
move
miscellaneous parts and equipment weighing approximately 300-400lbs for
shipment.
Abatement note:
1.  Implement frequent and regular inspection of the hoist and chain
assemblies prior to
work being performed.
(Reference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, for Overhead
Hoists(Underhung),
ASME B30-16-1993, Chapter 16-1 (Marking, Construction, and Installation)
Section 16-1.2
(Construction), Section 16-1.2(a) Mechanical Design).al
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

7F0102

Other-than-serious 10 instances 70 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

7F0102

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

1910.157 C01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.305 G02 II

Other-than-serious 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.304 F04

Other-than-serious 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.305 G02 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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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 305041089.