BILLINGS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC STEEL & RECYCLING
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PACIFIC STEEL & RECYCLING in 777 4TH AVE NORTH, BILLINGS, MT 59101 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 305975906.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PACIFIC STEEL & RECYCLING
- Site address
- 777 4TH AVE NORTH
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 423930
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5093
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
11 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $938 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 phyical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: (a) The hazard of falling approximately 20 feet to ground level below while cleaning off debris from the scrap incline conveyor from a safety platform being raised by a Hyster forklift that was not secured to the lifting carriage or forks and was missing guardrails on or about March 23, 2003 and at times prior thereto. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow the guidelines set forth in ASME B56.1-2000 Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks and install guardrails and secure the safety platform to the forklift.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $937.50
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $938 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $937.50
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $938 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $937.50
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2003
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $938 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $937.50
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $563 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $562.50
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2003
1910.24 H
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2003
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2003
1910.180 C02
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2003
1910.303 F
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2003
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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 305975906.
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