CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO ·
OSHA Inspection: OZARK GAS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of OZARK GAS in 1021 SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701 (NAICS 424690). OSHA activity number 342536794.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OZARK GAS
- Site address
- 1021 SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY
- City
- CAPE GIRARDEAU
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63701
- Mailing
- 1021 SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701
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
- 424690
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.102 A
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,387 · Current $3,771 Reduced
0070
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.102(a): The in-plant transfer, handling, storage, and utilization of acetylene in cylinders was not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet G-1-2009, which is incorporated by reference as specified in 29 CFR 1910.6: At the time of the acetylene fire on 7/27/2017, the employer did not comply with CGA G-1 2009 Section 6.2 "Never use wrenches or other tools for opening or closing cylinder valves except those provided by the valve or acetylene manufacturer." A battery powered portable drill was used to open cylinder valves on acetylene cylinders being prepped for requalification.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3770.9
- · Z (S) $5387
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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 342536794.
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