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OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN STEEL COMPANY, LLC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUTHERN STEEL COMPANY, LLC in 12399 SAM NEELY RD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28277 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 311336259.

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Site address
12399 SAM NEELY RD
City
CHARLOTTE
State
NC
ZIP
28277
Mailing
12399 SAM NEELY RD ATTN: GLENN CHAMBERS, CHARLOTTE, NC 28277
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332312
SIC code (legacy)
3441
Employees
310
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

28 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  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:
a)  within the facility, and during delivery, the synthetic straps being
used to secure
the steel beams for transport were damaged.
Reference:  US Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, Cargo Securement Rules, Section 393.107, (b) Prohibition
on the
use of damaged securement devices.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard
is to provide adequate, undamaged straps for securing and transport of
steel
beams and inspect the straps on a daily basis prior to use.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

95012901

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  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/caught
in-between:
a)  within the facility, an employee was positioned between two pieces of
steel while
moving the steel beams with an overhead crane.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard
is to ensure employees are trained to stand at the end of the beams and not
between beams during re-positioning and transporting.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

95012901

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  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 falls or caught in-between
hazards:
a)  within the facility, the personnel lift basket/platform had not been
provided with
a rated lift capacity prior to use.
Reference:  The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Safety Standard
for
Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME B56.6-2002, Part II, Section 5.15,
Elevating Personnel.
Reference:  The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Safety Standard
For
Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME B56.6-2002, Part III, Section 8.5,
Nameplates and Markings.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard
is to provide a load rating capacity test of the personal lift platform
and affix the
maximum capacity to the attachment.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

7F0409 B03

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • — P (S) $1500.00
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.22 D01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.95 B01

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.95 C01

Serious 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by

Hazardous substances 8110

1910.133 A03

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.146 C07 III

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.147 C04 II

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.147 C06 I

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.147 D

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.176 B

Serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.178 Q06

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.178 Q07

Serious 5 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.179 G01 V

Serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.179 J02

Serious 13 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2450.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $2450.00

1910.179 J03

Serious 13 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.212 A01

Serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.215 A04

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.215 D01

Serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.252 B02 III

Serious 8 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1904.10 A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.22 A01

Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.132 D01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.134 C01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.305 G02 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.1200 F05 I

Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

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