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OSHA Inspection: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD

Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD in 378 LUTHER AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63147 (NAICS 482111). OSHA activity number 341773018.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
378 LUTHER AVENUE
City
SAINT LOUIS
State
MO
ZIP
63147
Mailing
378 LUTHER AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63147
Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
482111
Employees
30000
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Dec 19, 2016
Penalty
Initial $5,345 · Current $0 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  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 the hazard of being struck by:  The employer is failing to prevent employee exposure to struck-by hazards.  The condition was most recently observed on or about 10/11/2016, at 378 Luther Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri.  Inside the north end of the Machine Shop,  a shelving unit, two tiers high, was not anchored to the floor to prevent an unplanned collapse.  Items stored on the shelves include, palletized rubber gaskets for box car doors and air hoses.  One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to anchor each shelving unit with a sufficient number of column base plates and anchor bolts as required by ANSI MH16.1-2012, paragraph 1.4.7.  DISCLAIMER:  a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by OSHA. b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an effective abatement method.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $5345

1910.178 L02 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 60 exposed
Issued
Dec 19, 2016
Abate by
Feb 7, 2017
Penalty
Initial $8,908 · Current $8,908
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii):   Operator training does not consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  a/  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and crushing hazards.  Not all employees designated by the employer to operate fork lifts have received the formal and practical training as well as an evaluation of their performance to include the zone of danger in and around powered industrial truck operations and other objects.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $8908
  • — Z (S) $8908

1910.212 A01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 28 exposed
Issued
Dec 19, 2016
Penalty
Initial $8,908 · Current $5,380 Reduced
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/  The employer is failing to protect employees from amputation hazards.  This condition was last observed on or about 10/11/2016, at 378 Luther Avenue., Saint Louis, MO.  Inside of the Locomotive Shop, the rotating parts belonging to the Jet Drill Press, m/n and s/n unknown, were unguarded.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $5379.5
  • — Z (S) $8908

1910.305 G02 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 28 exposed
Issued
Dec 19, 2016
Penalty
Initial $8,908 · Current $5,380 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):  Cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a/  The employer is failing to protect employees from electric shock/burn hazards.  This condition was last observed on or about 10/11/2016, at 378 Luther Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri.  Inside the north end of the Machine Shop, the chord and plug for the Wellsaw Horizontal Band Saw, Model #1016, Serial #4469, lacked strain relief.  The inner insulation was visible.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $5379.5
  • — Z (S) $8908

1910.179 J02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 23 exposed
Issued
Dec 19, 2016
Abate by
Jan 17, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): Certification of monthly inspections for hooks and hoist chains was not done, including the date of the inspection, signature of the person who performed the inspection, and an identifier of thee equipment that was inspected:  a/  The employer is failing to prevent employee exposure to struck-by hazards.  The condition was most recently observed on or about 10/11/2016, at 378 Luther Avenue., Saint Louis, Missouri.  Inside the Machine Shop, certification of monthly inspections for hooks and hoist chains of overhead cranes was not performed.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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