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OSHA Inspection: FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (FCI)-SAFFORD

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (FCI)-SAFFORD in 1529 W. HWY 366, SAFFORD, AZ 85546 (NAICS 922140). OSHA activity number 339474728.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
1529 W. HWY 366
City
SAFFORD
State
AZ
ZIP
85546
Mailing
1529 W. HWY 366, SAFFORD, AZ 85546
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (A)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
922140
Employees
500
Ownership type
Federal government (D)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.135 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 19, 2014
Abate by
Mar 5, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:  (a) Federal Correctional Institution Safford, 1569 West Hwy 366, Safford, AZ 85546, Salvage Yard:  On or about November 1, 2013, the forklift operator was not issued nor did he wear a protective helmet to protect him from falling objects when lifting loads above his head, exposing him to hazards.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.178 M05 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Feb 19, 2014
Abate by
Mar 5, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(iii):  A powered industrial truck operator, dismounted and within 25 feet of the truck still in his view, did not have brakes set to prevent movement, did not put gear in neutral, and did not fully lower load engaging means, exposing employees in the vicinty to hazards:  (a) Salvage Yard near Firing Range, Federal Correctional Institution Safford, AZ 85546: On or about November 1, 2013, a forklift operator dismounted from a Caterpillar RC-60 Forklift to assist another person in lifting a fallen load at a dumpster site, without setting the brakes or putting the controls into neutral, or lowering the fork tines fully to the ground, exposing employees in the proximity to hazards.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.178 Q07

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Feb 19, 2014
Abate by
Mar 5, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  (a) Federal Correctional Institution(FCI) Safford, AZ 85546:  On or about November 1, 2013, a Caterpillar RC-60 forklift was placed into service to haul, lift and dump debris loads (plastic bales) into a dumpster located in the Salvage Yard, without any documented pre-use check conducted prior to use that day on the forklift by the operator or the supervisor, exposing these employees to hazards.
Recent events (1)
  • · Z (S) $0

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 339474728.

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