GRANITE CITY, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. in 1700 WALNUT ST., GRANITE CITY, IL 62040 (NAICS 336510). OSHA activity number 343660312.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 1700 WALNUT ST.
- City
- GRANITE CITY
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62040
- Mailing
- 1700 WALNUT ST., GRANITE CITY, IL 62040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 336510
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse: On and before December 13, 2018, in the blast area of the Cleaning and Finishing Department, casting skids weighing 1 ton, measuring 300 inches long, 50 inches wide, 21 inches tall and stacked five high were not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that the stack was stable and secure against sliding and collapse when: A) Casting skids were stacked on transfer-cars and holding rails; and B) Lateral loads and forces were imparted on the stacked casting skids causing misalignment, rotation, and collapse of the stacked skids while they were being moved on the holding rails or relocated by transfer car. The two independent pneumatic winches, located on either side of the holding rail, did not apply an even pulling force and the holding rails were not properly maintained, in that they were missing rollers, rollers were misaligned, and holding rail braces were bent.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $13260
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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 343660312.
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