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OSHA Inspection: XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in 3101 MCDONALD AVENUE, RUSTON, LA 71270 (NAICS 333243). OSHA activity number 341497014.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
3101 MCDONALD AVENUE
City
RUSTON
State
LA
ZIP
71270
Mailing
3101 MCDONALD AVENUE, RUSTON, LA 71270
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
333243
Employees
65
Ownership type
Private (A)

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1910.178 O01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 15 exposed
Issued
Jul 22, 2016
Penalty
Initial $5,670 · Current $3,402 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:  On or about 5/19/16, in the Suction Shop Parts Storage area, the employer allowed employees to lay a 1700 lbs. bearing housing over on its side on a pallet using the Clark C15CL powered industrial truck (serial #C152L0186/9669, company ID 198620), and the weight and configuration of the housing caused one end of the load attachment strap holding the housing to slip off of the forklift tine, releasing the housing to fall onto the employee squatting at the housing; an employee suffered a shattered knee cap and multiple bones around the knee cap, and a broken ankle.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $3402
  • · Z (S) $5670

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 341497014.

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