PATTERSON, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION in 6931 U.S. HIGHWAY 84, PATTERSON, GA 31557 (NAICS 336510). OSHA activity number 339408882.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION
- Site address
- 6931 U.S. HIGHWAY 84
- City
- PATTERSON
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31557
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 460, PATTERSON, GA 31557
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 336510
- Employees
- 62
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,060 · Current $2,142 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard. A) Yard area, paint booth and shop area, on or about September 10, 2013, employees walk and work from the walk board that runs along the sides of the locomotives without a proper guardrail system, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 6 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2142
- · Z (S) $3060
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $4,410 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: Paint booth and yard area, on or about September 10, 2013, the employer did not ensure that employees who worked at heights 4 feet and greater while performing work on top of locomotive trains were provided with fall protection such as, but not limited to personnel fall arrest system, restraint system, or work platform with standard guardrail system attached, thus exposing employees to struck-by and fall hazards up to 15 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4410
- · Z (S) $6300
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $4,410 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition: A) By ramp, on or about September 10, 2013, Nissan 60 forklift, Daewoo G185 forklift, Master Craft #2 forklift, and a Caterpillar #6 forklift did not have a properly functioning parking brake, exposing employees to a struck by hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4410
- · Z (S) $6300
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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 339408882.
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