VAN BUREN, AR ·
OSHA Inspection: BEKAERT CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEKAERT CORPORATION in 1881 BEKAERT DRIVE, VAN BUREN, AR 72956 (NAICS 331222). OSHA activity number 341602779.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEKAERT CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1881 BEKAERT DRIVE
- City
- VAN BUREN
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72956
- Mailing
- 1881 BEKAERT DR, VAN BUREN, AR 72956
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 331222
- Employees
- 400
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $124,709 · Current $85,000 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. On or about July 7, 2016 and at times prior thereto, employees in the Redraw Department on Machines #16 and #17 were exposed to unguarded pinch points which exposed employees to amputation hazards. At least one employee has suffered an amputation while operating this machine. Bekaert Corporation was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1007982, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 05/22/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1881 Bekaert Drive, Van Buren, Arkansas.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $85000
- · Z (R) $124709
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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 341602779.
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