PLANTSVILLE, CT —
OSHA Inspection: GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC. in 84 METALS DRIVE, PLANTSVILLE, CT 06479 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 341100600.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 84 METALS DRIVE
- City
- PLANTSVILLE
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06479
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 520, SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 423510
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.184 C07
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.184(c)(7): Sling(s) were not padded or protected from sharp edges of their loads: a) Slitter Machine Area - On or about 12/07/15 - Employees were exposed to crush-by and struck-by hazards from using a synthetic web sling that was not fully protected from being cut by the material being hoisted.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $3850
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $1,235 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) Slitter Machine Area - On or about 12/7/15 - Employees were exposed to the rotating parts of the cutting heads of the slitter machine that were completely unguarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1235
- — Z (S) $3850
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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 341100600.
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