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OSHA Inspection: WHEELER METALS INC

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of WHEELER METALS INC in 2321 W KEARNEY ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803 (NAICS 331210). OSHA activity number 343382917.

What this inspection record means

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
WHEELER METALS INC
Site address
2321 W KEARNEY ST
City
SPRINGFIELD
State
MO
ZIP
65803
Mailing
2321 W KEARNEY ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
331210
Employees
14
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L01 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 21, 2018
Abate by
Mar 6, 2019
Penalty
Initial $9,054 · Current $5,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):      On or about August 7, 2018 at theWheeler Metals facility located at 2321 W. Kearney Street in Springfield, Missouri - Employees were exposed to serious caught-in, crushing and or struck-by injuries, in that the forklift operators had not completed a competent training program.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $5000
  • — C (S) $9054
  • — Z (S) $9054

1910.1200 E01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Aug 21, 2018
Abate by
Mar 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,880 · Current $1,120 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):       On or about August 10, 2018 at the Wheeler Metals facility located at 2321 W. Kearney Street in Springfield, Missouri- Employees were exposed to health hazards because the employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $1120
  • — C (S) $3880
  • — Z (S) $3880

1904.33 A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Aug 21, 2018
Abate by
Mar 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $1,294 · Current $3,880
29 CFR 1904.33(a):     29 CFR 1904.33(a): The employer did not maintain the OSHA 300 log, the privacy case list, the annual summary  and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that those records covered.     On or about August 10,2018 at the Wheeler Metals facility located at 2321 W. Kearney Street in Springfield, Missouri- The employer could not provide OSHA logs from any year and has never maintained OSHA logs at any time.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $3880
  • — C (O) $1294
  • — Z (O) $1294

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 21, 2018
Abate by
Mar 5, 2019
Penalty
Initial $6,467 · Current $0 Reduced
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.     On August 10, 2018 at the Wheeler Metals facility located at 2321 W. Kearney Street in Springfield, Missouri - Employer did not report a hospitalization as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four hours.  An employee was injured in an incident that occurred on or about March 1, 2018 which involved a hospitalization; the incident was not reported by the employer and OSHA was not made aware until August 9, 2018.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $0
  • — C (O) $6467
  • — Z (O) $6467

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 343382917.

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