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OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL ENTERPRISES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNIVERSAL ENTERPRISES, INC. in 1230 EAST AVENUE, SHINNSTON, WV 26431 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 311686067.

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Site address
1230 EAST AVENUE
City
SHINNSTON
State
WV
ZIP
26431
Mailing
P.O. BOX 9, SHINNSTON, WV 26431
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
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
15
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 27, 2009
Abate by
May 1, 2009
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced
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 struck-by hazards while operating under hung
crane, with an
unmarked pendant control:
(a)Welding Station #2 Area:  Employees were operating a 10 ton under hung
crane (#C0-3), that was located next to the #2 welding station area. The
pendant controller was not marked to indicate the direction of resultant
motion
when the buttons were depressed, as determined on or about 04/16/09.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to follow accepted safe practices such as but not limited to;
(a) install a new
pendant with visible markings onto the control, (b) follow the guidelines
set forth in
ANSI/ASME B30.11, Monorail and Underhung Cranes.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $525.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.22 A01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Apr 27, 2009
Abate by
May 6, 2009
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $525.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.252 B02 III

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Apr 27, 2009
Abate by
May 6, 2009
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $420 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $420.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.253 B02 II

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Apr 27, 2009
Abate by
Apr 30, 2009
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $525.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1904.29 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 27, 2009
Abate by
May 7, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $700.00
  • — Z (O) $1000.00

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