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OSHA Inspection: FLEX-O-LATOR

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FLEX-O-LATOR in 1460 JACKSON DRIVE, CARTHAGE, MO 64836 (NAICS 332612). OSHA activity number 337138390.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
FLEX-O-LATOR
Site address
1460 JACKSON DRIVE
City
CARTHAGE
State
MO
ZIP
64836
Mailing
P.O. BOX 617, CARTHAGE, MO 64836
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332612
Employees
192
Ownership type
A

10 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.157 C01

Other-than-serious 2 instances 21 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $1,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1):     The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  A fire extinguisher was blocked by a forklift.  Another was blocked with a pallet full of boxes.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1000
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.303 G01

Other-than-serious 2 instances 32 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Abate by
Jan 4, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $1,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1):     Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  Two electrical boxes were block.  One with a kitchen stove and metal table, the other one with a carton pallet.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1000
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.305 B02 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Abate by
Jan 18, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):     All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive Carthage MO 64836.  At the machine shop an electrical box with a hole in the cover exposing electrical cables.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.219 C02

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 3 instances 11 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Abate by
Jan 18, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2):     Guarding horizontal shafting.    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive Carthage MO 64836.  Three different lathe machine were without a shaft guard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.212 B

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 11 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.212(b):     Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  Two drill pressed were not anchor into the floor.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2295

1910.215 A04

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 21 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  A grinder at the maintenance shop that the work rest has not being ajusted.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.22 A01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Abate by
Dec 14, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):     All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  A hallway at the warehouse was block with pallets full of boxes.  In case of an emergency a possible route of exit will be blocked.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Abate by
Jan 18, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $2,142 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.151(c):     Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  [63 FR 33450, June 18, 1998]    (a) 1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  The eye wash at the forklift battery changing station was block with pallets of products.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2142
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.305 G01 IV A

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Abate by
Dec 19, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):     As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;    (a)  1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  A multiplug extension was use as fixed wiring at the machine shop.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3060

1910.1200 E01 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Nov 30, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i):     A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an identity that is referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,    (a) 1460 Jackson Drive, Carthage MO 64836.  The hazard communication program do not included a list of chemicals.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2295

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 337138390.

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