APPLE GROVE, WV —
OSHA Inspection: M & G POLYMERS USA LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of M & G POLYMERS USA LLC in 27610 HUNTINGTON ROAD, APPLE GROVE, WV 25502 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 340207489.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- M & G POLYMERS USA LLC
- Site address
- 27610 HUNTINGTON ROAD
- City
- APPLE GROVE
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25502
- Mailing
- PO BOX 8, APPLE GROVE, WV 25502
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325211
- Employees
- 142
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 O01
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): Load(s) on powered industrial truck(s) were not stable or safely arranged: (a) Department 155, First Floor: A Hyster forklift Model H50XM serial number H177B2H615Y was used to lift a 4, 580 pound Baldor motor that was sitting on a steel cart and the motor and cart were not secured to the forks which resulted in the motor and cart falling off the forks, as determined on January 26, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.178 O02
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(2): Load(s) were being handled which exceeded the rated capacity of the industrial truck(s): (a) Department 155, First Floor: A Hyster forklift Model H50XM serial number H177B2H615Y that had a lift capacity of 4,450 pounds was used to lift a 4, 580 pound Baldor motor that was sitting on a steel cart of unknown weight, as determined on January 26, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report within 24-hours a work related incident resulting in an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye: (a) The employer failed to report to OSHA a work-related in-patient hospitalization of an employee within 24 hours of the injury that occurred on January 14, 2015 in that OSHA was not notified until January 17, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $900
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined at least daily before being placed in service. (a) Maintenance Shop: The Hyster Forklift Model H50XM serial number H177B2H615Y was not subjected to a pre-use examination at least once each day it was used as determined on January 26, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 340207489.
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