MERIDIAN, MS —
OSHA Inspection: FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FAIRBANKS SCALES INC. in 239 69TH AVE, MERIDIAN, MS 39307 (NAICS 333997). OSHA activity number 343995395.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.
- Site address
- 239 69TH AVE
- City
- MERIDIAN
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39307
- Mailing
- 239 69TH AVE, MERIDIAN, MS 39307
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333997
- Employees
- 98
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,051 · Current $4,831 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) Machining area - On or about April 30, 2019 the employer did not develop specific lockout/tagout procedures for employees servicing and/or maintaining the Behringer horizontal band saw, exposing them to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4830.6
- — Z (S) $8051
1910.212 A03 III
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material were not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone: (a) Machining area - On or about April 30, 2019 the employer failed to provided employees with special hand tools when working on the Behringer horizontal band saw, exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7956
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $904 · Current $542 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed. (a) At the workplace - On or about May 9, 2019 the employer did not ensure that inspections of energy control procedure were conducted at least annually, exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $542.4
- — Z (O) $904
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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 343995395.
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