MORGANTOWN, WV ·
OSHA Inspection: W A CONTRACTING, LLC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of W A CONTRACTING, LLC. in 735 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 340098839.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- W A CONTRACTING, LLC.
- Site address
- 735 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD
- City
- MORGANTOWN
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26505
- Mailing
- 578 LOWER HILDERBRAND ROAD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.304 I01
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Each circular hand-fed rip saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut: a.) W A Contracting, LLC., 735 Chestnut Ridge Road Morgantown: On or about 11/18/14, the Delta Industrial Portable ripsaw was not guarded. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.405 A02 II I
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Protection was not provided to avoid damage to flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring which passed through doorways or other pinch points: a.) W A Contracting, LLC., 735 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown: On or about 11/18/14, extension cords were not protected from damage where run through the pinch point of the metal door. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: a.) W A Contracting, LLC., 735 Chestnut Ridge Road: On or about 11/18/14, employees sheeting the parapet wall were not properly secured while working from the JLG aerial lift. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $1600
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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 340098839.
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