AUSTELL, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC. in 7300 MARKS LANE, AUSTELL, GA 30168 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 334822988.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 7300 MARKS LANE
- City
- AUSTELL
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30168
- Mailing
- 7300 MARKS LANE, AUSTELL, GA 30168
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 433
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: a) Maintenance shop: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards presented by the use of a bench grinder that did not have its work rest properly adjusted to prevent tools from being lodged between the work rest and abrasive wheel.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: a) Maintenance shop: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards presented by the use of a bench grinder that did not have a tongue guard in place to contain and deflect fragments away from the operator.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour. (a) Maintenance yard: Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards from oxygen cylinders and acetylene gas cylinders that were not properly separated or protected by a fire resistant barrier.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (S) $2100
- · Z (S) $2100
1910.253 B02 IV
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use: a) Maintenance yard: Employees were exposed to fire and struck-by hazards from an oxygen cylinder that did not have a valve cap installed. The cylinder was stored with acetylene gas cylinders.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 334822988.
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