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OSHA Inspection: WELLSTON SCRAP METAL, LLC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WELLSTON SCRAP METAL, LLC in 6540 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DR., SAINT LOUIS, MO 63133 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 343380218.

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Site address
6540 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DR.
City
SAINT LOUIS
State
MO
ZIP
63133
Mailing
6540 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63133
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423510
Employees
7
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.37 A03

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Dec 4, 2018
Penalty
Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not kept free  and unobstructed.  On or about 08/09/2016, at the north east corner of the facility, an exit was being blocked by such items, but not limited to, battery charger(2), and forklift.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2217
  • — Z (S) $2217

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Dec 4, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was not guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  On or about 07/20/2018, an employee at Wellston Scrap Metal LLC, located at 6540 Dr. Martin Luther King, St Louis, MO, was operating an IPS Vertical Baler, Model #iVB607 L, Serial #1060.  Employee attempted to remove a loose piece of metal while the ram was in motion and sustained an injury to upper left arm.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5174
  • — Z (S) $5174

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Dec 4, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,696 · Current $3,696
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  An injury resulting in a hospitalization that happened at 6540 Dr. Martin Luther, St Louis, MO,  on 07-20-2018 was not reported by the employer.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $3696
  • — Z (O) $3696

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