WATERTOWN, SD ·
OSHA Inspection: WATERTOWN IRON & METAL COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WATERTOWN IRON & METAL COMPANY in 600 FOURTH AVENUE SW, WATERTOWN, SD 57201 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 339555286.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WATERTOWN IRON & METAL COMPANY
- Site address
- 600 FOURTH AVENUE SW
- City
- WATERTOWN
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57201
- Mailing
- 600 FOURTH AVENUE SW, WATERTOWN, SD 57201
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
- 423930
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- May 9, 2014
- Abate by
- May 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s)-of-operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): (a) On or about January 15, 2014, for the employees exposed to amputation hazards while using four alligator shears without proper guarding at 600 Fourth Avenue SW, Watertown, SD.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 339555286.
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