SPARTANBURG, SC ·
OSHA Inspection: UNIVAR USA, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of UNIVAR USA, INC. in 2750 SOUTHPORT ROAD, SPARTANBURG, SC 29302 (NAICS 325998). OSHA activity number 310971627.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNIVAR USA, INC.
- Site address
- 2750 SOUTHPORT ROAD
- City
- SPARTANBURG
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29302
- Mailing
- P O BOX 34325, SEATTLE, WA 98124
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325998
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2899
- Employees
- 63
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing health.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2007
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
General-duty citation text
SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows: A. Employer knew or should have known that one employee operating a Yale forklift, Serial Number E177B15399V, outside the drum washing area of Building 4 without wearing a seat belt was exposed to the hazard of being thrown from the forklift and crushed. A feasible and useful means of abatement, among others, is to require and enforce the use of a seat belt.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 310971627.
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