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OSHA Inspection: BALCO INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BALCO INC. in 5551 NW 5TH ST., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73127 (NAICS 332313). OSHA activity number 314930074.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
BALCO INC.
Site address
5551 NW 5TH ST.
City
OKLAHOMA CITY
State
OK
ZIP
73127
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332313
SIC code (legacy)
3443
Employees
25
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Mar 25, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,275 · Current $1,593 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
furnish employment and 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 condition(s) listed below:
On or about February 7, 2011, or at times prior thereto, at the facility
forklift
truck
operators are observed operating forlift trucks without wearing the safety
belt.  This exposes
employees to the hazards of being struck/crushed by the forklift truck's
overhead protection
device should the forklift truck accidentally tipped over and result in
the operator being
thrown out of seat.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1592.50
  • — Z (S) $2275.00

1910.178 L04 III

Serious Gravity 05 5 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Apr 13, 2011

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
May 10, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,677 · Current $1,874 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1873.90
  • — Z (S) $2677.00

1910.217 C02 IA

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
May 10, 2011
Penalty
Initial $2,677 · Current $1,874 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1873.90
  • — Z (S) $2677.00

1910.304 B02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Mar 24, 2011
Abate by
Mar 30, 2011
Penalty
Initial $1,606 · Current $1,124 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1124.20
  • — Z (S) $1606.00

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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 314930074.

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