ASHLAND, OH —
OSHA Inspection: THE SIGNAL GROUP, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of THE SIGNAL GROUP, INC. in 942 STATE ROUTE 302, ASHLAND, OH 44805 (NAICS 333995). OSHA activity number 331901884.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THE SIGNAL GROUP, INC.
- Site address
- 942 STATE ROUTE 302
- City
- ASHLAND
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44805
- Mailing
- 942 STATE ROUTE 302, ASHLAND, OH 44805
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333995
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 4, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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: a) The Signal Group, Inc. dba Advance Cylinder Repair, Inc. - Ashland, Ohio: On or about January 27, 2012, the employer failed to implement procedures that would prevent employees from being exposed to hazards of pressurized gas when repairing a hydraulic piston-type accumulator. Employees who repair cylinders were exposed to hazards in that the employer did not take measures to assure that gas charged cylinders were not serviced by employees or that stored energy was relieved prior to repair work. An employee received fatal struck-by injuries during repair work on a hydraulic piston-type accumulator that was charged with nitrogen gas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $4200
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Source
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 331901884.
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