COLCHESTER, VT ·
OSHA Inspection: QUEEN CITY FIRE EQUIPMENT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of QUEEN CITY FIRE EQUIPMENT, INC. in 226 SOUTH OAK DRIVE, COLCHESTER, VT 05446 (NAICS 325998). OSHA activity number 314221029.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUEEN CITY FIRE EQUIPMENT, INC.
- Site address
- 226 SOUTH OAK DRIVE
- City
- COLCHESTER
- State
- VT
- ZIP
- 05446
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325998
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7389
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing health.
Citations
12 citations on file for this inspection.
30223 A
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $500 Reduced
0530
General-duty citation text
Vermont Statute, Title 21 Labor : Chapter 3. Safety : 21 V.S.A. ' 223. Duties and Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his or her employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or significant physical harm to his or her employees, in that, the employees were exposed to strike-by hazard(s) from unsecured, freestanding bottles of compressed gas that could be reasonably anticipated to fall over and release the pressurized contents contained within where the pressure breach from these bottle(s) could create enough propulsive force on these bottles to strike & injure employee(s). Location: Queen City Fire Equipment, Inc. facility located at 226 South Oak Circle, Colchester Vermont Violation: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or physical harm to employees, in that, employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck- by unsecured compressed gas cylinders: On or about February 09, 2012, in the fire extinquisher service & repair shop of Queen City Fire Equipment, Inc. located at 226 South Oak Circle, Colchester Vermont employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard due to the presence of two (2) unsecured Carbon Dioxide compressed gas cylinders in their immediate work area. The employer did not ensure that the free standing, pressurized, gas cylinders were secured so that the cylinders would not tip over to strike 1) employees or; 2) other objects where the bottle cylinders could be damaged and consequently be catapulted by self propulsion caused by leaking pressurized gases into an employee. Among other procedures, one feasible and acceptable abatement method for correcting this hazard is to comply with the Compressed Gas Association pamphlet, Safe Handling of Compressed Gas Cylinders, CGA P-1-2000 paragraph 3.7.4 All compress gas cylinders in service or storage at user locations shall be secured to prevent falling or rolling. Disclaimers: You are not limited to the abatement methods described above. The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate method.
1910.36 D01
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $500 Reduced
0530
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $500 Reduced
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $500 Reduced
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $600
8870
1910.305 J02 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
8870
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
8870
1910.305 A02 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $600
8870
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 9, 2012
A514901090502431
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
907590502431B101B104
1910.1200 F05
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
0435
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2012
907590502431B101B104
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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 314221029.
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