TAMPA, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: COASTAL WIPERS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COASTAL WIPERS, INC. in 6803 PARKE EAST BLVD., TAMPA, FL 33610 (NAICS 314129). OSHA activity number 316106319.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COASTAL WIPERS, INC.
- Site address
- 6803 PARKE EAST BLVD.
- City
- TAMPA
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33610
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 314129
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2392
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2011
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,350 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 being struck by fragments of PVC pipe used to transport compressed air: a. In the warehouse, polyvinyl chloride ( PVC ) plastic pipe was used to transport compressed air in exposed above ground locations, for the operation of air operated tools and air used for cleaning, a practice not recommended by the Plastics Pipe Institute and prohibited by ANSI/ASME B31.8-1986, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems standard, on or about 10/19/11. Among other methods one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to replace or encase the PVC piping with a type that is approved for transporting compressed gases in exposed above ground locations, such as iron or steel piping.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1350.00
- · Z (S) $1800.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2011
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1350.00
- · Z (S) $1800.00
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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 316106319.
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