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OSHA Inspection: J.W. WALKER & SONS RECYCLING

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of J.W. WALKER & SONS RECYCLING in 3354 HWY B, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 339107682.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
3354 HWY B
City
POPLAR BLUFF
State
MO
ZIP
63901
Mailing
3354 HWY B, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423930
Employees
9
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L

Serious Gravity 5 6 instances 6 exposed
Issued
Jun 19, 2013
Abate by
Sep 18, 2013
Penalty
Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks:  At the time of the inspection, employees operating the skid steer loaders, loaders equipped with forks, mobile cranes equipped with grapples, and mobile crane equiped with magnet, had not received machine specific training and had not been certified that they were designated to operate each piece of equipment.    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 citations.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $952
  • — Z (S) $1360

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 19, 2013
Abate by
Aug 6, 2013
Penalty
Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  At the time of the inspection, the vertcal baler was operated without the top door which was designed as a guard to prevent employee exposure to the point of operation of the baler.  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 citations.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $952
  • — Z (S) $1360

1910.147 C04

Other-than-serious 5 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Jun 19, 2013
Abate by
Sep 18, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4): Procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  At the time of the inspection, the employer had not developed written machine specific procedures for equipment such as the car crusher, horizontal and vertical balers, material handling equipment.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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 339107682.

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