FOLLANSBEE, WV —
OSHA Inspection: MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC in 1851 MAIN STREET, FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037 (NAICS 324199). OSHA activity number 311678791.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON, LLC
- Site address
- 1851 MAIN STREET
- City
- FOLLANSBEE
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26037
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 670, FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 324199
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3312
- Employees
- 400
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing health.
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(l) 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, including severe burns, to employees in that employees were exposed to dust explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards in that the coal crushing operation was not equipped with explosion protection systems: (a)Hammer Mill - The Pennsylvania Coalpactors used to crush coal and their connected feed shutes were not equipped with protective systems to prevent or mitigate a deflagration in the event of an ignition of combustible coal dust inside the Coalpactors as documented on May 8, 2008. ABATEMENT NOTE: AMONG OTHER METHODS, A FEASIBLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO FOLLOW NFPA 654 "STANDARD FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLE PARTICULATE SOLIDS".
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (O) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2008
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (O) $500.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.23 B03
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2008
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.24 H
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2008
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (O) $500.00
- — Z (S) $2000.00
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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 311678791.
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