WESTERLY, RI ·
OSHA Inspection: VALENTI'S OF WESTERLY INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VALENTI'S OF WESTERLY INC. in 4 LANGWORTHY ROAD, WESTERLY, RI 02891 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 341457000.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALENTI'S OF WESTERLY INC.
- Site address
- 4 LANGWORTHY ROAD
- City
- WESTERLY
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02891
- Mailing
- 4 LANGWORTHY ROAD, WESTERLY, RI 02891
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 811111
- Employees
- 52
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to potential crushing and struck-by hazards from falling loads, vehicles, and/or lift parts with the following deficiencies: a) Auto Service Area, Bay 20, Lift Adjacent to Dispatch Counter: On or about May 9, 2016, an employee was exposed to the potential of being struck by and/or crushing hazards of a vehicle falling from heights while using the Rotary automotive lift, model number SL210N8GO, serial number RQN10E0011, which had a defective safety air lock cylinder. b) Auto Service Area, Bay 20, Lift Adjacent to Dispatch Counter: On or about May 9, 2016, an employee was exposed to the potential of being struck by and/or crushing hazards of a vehicle falling from heights while using the Rotary automotive lift, model number SL210N8GO, serial number RQN10E0011, which had four damaged arm pads.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $4988
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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 341457000.
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