LAUREL, MS — 2006-03-30 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: LAUREL MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY, INC.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2006-03-30 00:00:00, OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of LAUREL MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY, INC. in NUMBER 1 HAWKES CIRCLE, LAUREL, MS 39440 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 308770304.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: LAUREL MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY, INC.
Site address: NUMBER 1 HAWKES CIRCLE
City: LAUREL
State: MS
ZIP: 39440
Mailing: P. O. DRAWER 1049, LAUREL, MS 39441

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Accident-driven (A)
Scope: Complete (A)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: Yes
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2006-03-30 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2006-03-31 00:00:00
Case closed: 2007-10-26 00:00:00
Last modified: 2008-05-08 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 331511
SIC code (legacy): 3321
Employees: 11
Ownership type: A

Citations

16 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 18, 2006
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $3,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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: Being struck by equipment
that are picked up
by hooks without a throat latch and hooks that are used below the lifting
hooks to lift objects
such as steer hubs weighing approximately two hundred pounds and scrap
metal which has not
been tested by a qualified person to determined the rated load, and or
loads suspended from a
electric chain hoist and a two ton crane used to load scrap metal to the
furnace.
(a)Machine Shop: Employees were not protected from the hazard of being
struck by
and /or crushed by equipment and or the suspended load of an electric
chain hoist due
to failure of the hook safety latch not in place to prevent loads from
falling from the
hook.
(b)Furnace Area: Employees were not protected from the hazard of being
struck by
and/or crushed by equipment and /or suspended load of a two ton Shaw Box
crane used
at the pour dock to load scrap metal to the furnace throat latch missing
from the hook.
(c)Shipping and Receiving: Employees using a Gorbel half ton capacity
crane were
not protected from the hazard of being struck by and/or crushed by
equipment and or the
suspended load of an electric chain hoist due to failure of the hook
safety latch not in
place to prevent loads from falling.
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard is to:
Comply with the requirements of ANSI Code, American Society of Mechanical
Engineers B30.10a-1996, Hooks.
Comply with the requirements of ANSI Code B30.20a-1996, Below the Hook
Lifting
Devices, Section 20-1.2 Marking and Construction.

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $3050.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.22 A01

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 13, 2006
Penalty: Initial $1,400

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (O)
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.95 B01

Serious Gravity 10 7 instances 7 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Apr 2, 2007
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $3,050 Reduced

Recent events (3)

2007-01-26 00:00:00 — P (S) $3050.00
2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $3050.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.95 G01

Serious Gravity 05 168 instances 23 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Oct 2, 2006
Penalty: Initial $2,450 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $2100.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.95 K01

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 13, 2006
Penalty: Initial $2,450 · Current $2,450

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $2450.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.134 A02

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 8 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Oct 2, 2006
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $3500.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 05 5 instances 5 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Apr 2, 2007
Penalty: Initial $2,450 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Recent events (3)

2007-01-26 00:00:00 — P (S) $2100.00
2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $2100.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.151 C

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 18, 2006
Penalty: Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $1400.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.179 G01 V

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 12, 2006
Penalty: Initial $1,400

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (O)
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.179 G02 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 11, 2006
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $3,050 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $3050.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 1 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Feb 1, 2007
Penalty: Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $4900.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $4900.00

1910.213 I01

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 1 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 12, 2006
Penalty: Initial $1,400 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $1250.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.243 C01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 12, 2006
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $3500.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.305 G02 III

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Sep 12, 2006
Penalty: Initial $1,700 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $1500.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1700.00

1910.1000 C

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 7 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Oct 2, 2006
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $3500.00
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

1910.1000 E

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 8 exposed

Issued: Sep 6, 2006
Abate by: Oct 2, 2006

Recent events (2)

2006-09-26 00:00:00 — I (S)
2006-09-06 00:00:00 — Z (S)

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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 308770304.

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