SIOUX FALLS, SD —
OSHA Inspection: EGGER STEEL COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EGGER STEEL COMPANY in 909 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 342880622.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EGGER STEEL COMPANY
- Site address
- 909 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE
- City
- SIOUX FALLS
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57104
- Mailing
- PO BOX 2698, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332312
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,596 · Current $4,000 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: (a)Egger Steel Company at 909 South 7th Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104: On or about and at times prior to December 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from crushing injuries, in that employees were not protected from the point of operation associated with a die change-out on the Cincinnati 400Hx12 Press Brake. An employee suffered a fingertip amputation during a die change-out after the employee contacted the foot treadle initiating the press to cycle while the employees finger was between the bed and the lower die. This condition exposed an employee to amputation hazards associated with die change-out.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6596
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,803 · Current $2,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: (a)Egger Steel Company at 909 South 7th Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104: On or about and prior to December 13, 2017, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from injury, in that employees were exposed to electrical hazards associated with using an extension cord attached to a Hilti Angle Grinder Model # AG 450-7D that had exposed inner conductors near the plug end. This condition exposed employees to burns and a shock hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2200
- — Z (S) $2803
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342880622.
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