SPRINGFIELD, VA —
OSHA Inspection: THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, INC. in 7171 WIMSATT ROAD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22015 (NAICS 511110). OSHA activity number 308058346.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 7171 WIMSATT ROAD
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 22015
- Mailing
- 1150 15TH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, DC 20071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 511110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2711
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
510001 A
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2004
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $875 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 employee(s) in that: (a) The employer had employee(s) exposed to portions of a Quipp tray conveyor system normally operated at three hundred feet per minute linear velocity that had unguarded shear points near the Quipp load station Nr. 011 in the upper mail room at the 7171 Wimsatt Road, Springfield, VA. location. ASME B20.1-1990 Section 5.9.3 requires that nip and shear points shall be guarded unless other means to assure safety are provided. One feasible and acceptable abatement method would be to design, fabricate and install railings to reduce the foreseeable risk of accidental contact with the moving tray conveyor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $875.00
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.147 C04 IID
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2004
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2004
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2004
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2004
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $875 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $875.00
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.1200 D05 III
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2004
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $1875.00
1910.305 G02 II
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2004
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2004
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 308058346.
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