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OSHA Inspection: BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING-OKLAHOMA CITY BRANCH

Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING-OKLAHOMA CITY BRANCH in 13900 S. MERIDIAN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73173 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 344542881.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
13900 S. MERIDIAN
City
OKLAHOMA CITY
State
OK
ZIP
73173
Mailing
2163 AIRWAYS BLVD. ATTN: RAY PROCTOR, MEMPHIS, TN 38114
Inspection type
Fatality or catastrophe (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (A)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238990
Employees
30
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 M02

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 12, 2020
Abate by
May 20, 2020
Penalty
Initial $9,639 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck:   On or about December 31, 2019, and at times prior thereto, in the yard at the establishment, the employer did not ensure an employee, attempting to connect rigging, did not work under the forks and/or the load engaging means of a telescoping powered industrial truck.   This exposed the employee to a crushed by hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $9639

1910.178 M05 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 12, 2020
Abate by
May 20, 2020
Penalty
Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(iii): Powered industrial truck(s), with the operator dismounted and within 25 feet of the truck still in his view, did not have the load engaging means lowered, controls were not neutralized and brakes were not set to prevent movement:     On or about December 31, 2019, and at times prior thereto, in the yard at the establishment, the employer did not ensure that the load engaging means was lowered, controls neutralized, and brakes set on the powered industrial truck (PIT) prior to the operator of the truck dismounting the PIT.  This exposed an employee to a crushed by hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $13494
  • · Z (S) $13494

1910.178 L04 III

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 12, 2020
Abate by
Jun 25, 2020
Penalty
Initial $9,639 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:        On or about December 31, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at the establishment, the employer did not provide refresher training and/or re-certification to a forklift truck operator every three years.  This exposed employees to struck-by and/or crushed by hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $9639

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