WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: CHAMPION STEEL LLC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CHAMPION STEEL LLC. in 155 W. CENTER STREET, WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA 02379 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 339623191.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CHAMPION STEEL LLC.
- Site address
- 155 W. CENTER STREET
- City
- WEST BRIDGEWATER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02379
- Mailing
- 3357 PHELPS ROAD, WEST SUFFIELD, CT 06093
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 IV
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014
- Abate by
- May 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) working in an aerial lift were sitting or climbing on the edge of the basket: Jobsite: Employees climbed onto and over the aerial lift work platform guardrails to access the structural steel.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1540
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014
- Abate by
- May 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift: Jobsite: Employees were not tied off while in an aerial lift.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014
- Abate by
- May 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Jobsite: Employees were not adequately trained in the use of an aerial lift they used at the job site.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.754 B03
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014
- Abate by
- May 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.754(b)(3): A fully planked or decked floor or nets was not maintained within two stories or 30 feet (9.1 m), whichever is less, directly under any erection work being performed. Jobsite: AR and AS Column lines The second floor was not decked under where connectors worked thereby exposing connectors to a fall hazard of approximately 36-38 feet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1540
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014
- Abate by
- May 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $30,800 · Current $18,480 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems. Jobsite: Connectors placing and connecting structural steel were not protected from fall hazards in excess of 30 feet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $18480
- — C (W) $30800
- — Z (W) $30800
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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 339623191.
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