FREDERICK, MD —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED CRANE & RIGGING
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNITED CRANE & RIGGING in 1440 PORTER ST, FT DETRICK, FREDERICK, MD 21702 (NAICS 238290). OSHA activity number 311633382.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED CRANE & RIGGING
- Site address
- 1440 PORTER ST, FT DETRICK
- City
- FREDERICK
- State
- MD
- ZIP
- 21702
- Mailing
- 2002 GRAVES COURT, BALTIMORE, MD 21222
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238290
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1796
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $375
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 physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to impalement hazards and blunt force trauma: a)West End on Floor 2-I - A foreman and riggers were transporting new equipment on a floor that contained numerous pieces of 2 to 2 1/2 inch diameter metal piping and 1 1/4 inch diameter metal conduit, that were 8 to 12 inches above the floor, exposing them to potential impalement hazards and blunt force trauma, on or about 12/18/07. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to establish proper impalement protection, either by using protective caps, wooden troughs or other acceptable covers over the piping and metal conduits.
1926.305 C
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $875
1926.305 D01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2008
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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 311633382.
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