SAINT LOUIS, MO —
OSHA Inspection: VANDEVENTER MACHINE WORKS
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of VANDEVENTER MACHINE WORKS in 1446 S. VANDEVENTER AVE., SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 341104297.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VANDEVENTER MACHINE WORKS
- Site address
- 1446 S. VANDEVENTER AVE.
- City
- SAINT LOUIS
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63110
- Mailing
- 1446 S. VANDEVENTER AVE., SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 E02
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(2): A stair railing was not of construction similar to a standard railing with the vertical height not more than 34 inches nor less than 30 inches from upper surface of top rail to surface of tread in line with face of riser at forward edge of tread: a) At 1446 S. Vandeventer Ave. in St. Louis, MO 63110 On or about 12/08/2015, employees were exposed to elevated fall hazards where a wooden stair case, with eight stairs leading to machine shop mezzanine, did not have a stair railing constructed similar to a standard railing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.24 F
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(f): Rise height and tread width were not uniform throughout any flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs: a) At 1446 S. Vandeventer Ave. in St. Louis, MO 63110 On or about 12/08/2015, employees were exposed to elevated fall hazards where the riser heights of a wooden stair case leading to machine shop mezzanine were not uniform throughout the flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition: a) At 1446 S. Vandeventer Ave. in St. Louis, MO 63110 On or about 12/08/2015, employees were exposed to struck-by or caught in-between hazards where an industrial fork truck, Komatsu FG25S S/N: 661096/S253, found to be in need of repair and unsafe, and had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: a) At 1446 S. Vandeventer Ave. in St. Louis, MO 63110 On or about 12/08/2015, employees were exposed to flying metal shavings and particles where compressed air was used in the machine shop for cleaning purposes and was not reduced to less than 30psi.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) At 1446 S. Vandeventer Ave. in St. Louis, MO 63110 On or about 12/08/2015, the employer failed to evaluate each powered industrial truck operators performance at least once every three years.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $200
- — Z (O) $400
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service: a) At 1446 S. Vandeventer Ave. in St. Louis, MO 63110 On or about 12/08/2015, the employer failed to require industrial trucks to be examined before being placed into service.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $200
- — Z (O) $400
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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 341104297.
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