POPLAR BLUFF, MO —
OSHA Inspection: GATES CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GATES CORPORATION in 1650 ROWE PARKWAY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901 (NAICS 326220). OSHA activity number 338438245.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GATES CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1650 ROWE PARKWAY
- City
- POPLAR BLUFF
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63901
- Mailing
- 1650 ROWE PARKWAY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 326220
- Employees
- 360
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure: a. Not all affected employees had received lockout/tagout training; a saw operator had not received the training. Abatement documentation should confirm that affected employees receive the required training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5600
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C07 IV
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer had not certified that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date: a. Lockout/tagout training certification was not available for all affected employees. Abatement documentation should confirm that affected employees receive the required training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 II D
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control: a. The lockout/tagout energy control procedure for the finishing saws did not specify how they were to be tested to verify de-energization. Abatement documentation should confirm that affected employees receive the required training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation of machinery was not guarded to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle; the point of opertion guard was not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: a. The physical barrier guard to a cut-off finish saw, such as, but not limited to, #543359, did not prevent a finger/hand from entering the point of operation. Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5600
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 338438245.
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