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OSHA Inspection: MERKEL METAL RECYCLING

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MERKEL METAL RECYCLING in 1100 LEGION STREET, PALMYRA, MO 63461 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 340072800.

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Site address
1100 LEGION STREET
City
PALMYRA
State
MO
ZIP
63461
Mailing
1100 LEGION STREET, PALMYRA, MO 63461
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
7
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1910.178 O01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:  At the time of the inspection, employees were moving 55 gallon drums of metal scrap using a fork attachment above the rated capacity listed at 1500 pounds.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1120
  • — Z (S) $1600

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 340072800.