CHARLESTON, WV ·
OSHA Inspection: PEERLESS BLOCK AND BRICK COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PEERLESS BLOCK AND BRICK COMPANY in 100 FLORIDA STREET, CHARLESTON, WV 25302 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 313376014.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PEERLESS BLOCK AND BRICK COMPANY
- Site address
- 100 FLORIDA STREET
- City
- CHARLESTON
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25302
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1400, ST. ALBANS, WV 25177
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238140
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1741
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2010
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $750 Reduced
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 the hazard of crushing injuries associated with the rollover of a lift trucks without the use of an operator restraint system: (a)Delivery Area: On July 30, 2010 and times prior to, an employee operated a Princeton Piggy Back -PB11 SN#4241205 without the use of the installed seat belts. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are: 1.To follow ASME B56.1-1993 Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks and require the usage of an operator restraint system at all times and to follow the manufacturer's operating manual. Also ensure the operators wear the provided seat belts at all times while operating the lift truck. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $750.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
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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 313376014.
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