WEST MEMPHIS, AR ·
OSHA Inspection: LANGSTON COMPANIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of LANGSTON COMPANIES, INC. in 1100 NORTH 7TH ST, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301 (NAICS 322220). OSHA activity number 343210829.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LANGSTON COMPANIES, INC.
- Site address
- 1100 NORTH 7TH ST
- City
- WEST MEMPHIS
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72301
- Mailing
- 1100 NORTH 7TH ST, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301
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
- 322220
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy. On or about June 5, 2018 and there prior to, the employer did not have a lockout tagout procedure for equipment such as but not limited to industrial sewing machine automatic feeder, model 1000. This condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6000
- · Z (S) $11641
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: On or about June 5, 2018 and there prior to, the employer did not train authorized employees performing lockout tagout in a language such as but not limited to Spanish that they could understand.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $6,000 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 June 5, 2018 and there prior to, the employer did not provide any type of machine guarding for conveyor belts and pulleys on the sewing line automatic feeders, model 1000. This condition exposed employees to pinch points and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6000
- · Z (S) $11641
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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 343210829.
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