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OSHA Inspection: PERKINS SMALL ENGINES, LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PERKINS SMALL ENGINES, LLC in 17000 ROCKSIDE ROAD, MAPLE HEIGHTS, OH 44137 (NAICS 333120). OSHA activity number 344640081.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
PERKINS SMALL ENGINES, LLC
Site address
17000 ROCKSIDE ROAD
City
MAPLE HEIGHTS
State
OH
ZIP
44137
Mailing
325 GREEN VALLEY RD, GRIFFIN, GA 30224

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete (A)
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
333120
Employees
85
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $6747.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards during manual gantry crane movement with defective and malfunctioning caster wheels:  On or about February 19, 2020, at D&S Distribution Inc. 17000 Rockside Road, Maple Heights, OH, 44137 the employer moved a Vestil FHS 4-20-Series Steel Fixed Height Gantry Crane with defective caster wheels.  Employees were exposed to serious injuries while moving the gantry crane and the caster wheels were not operating properly and the upper beam fell due to not being properly attached to the A-frame supports.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $6747

1910.178 L04 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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 February 19, 2020, the employer did not ensure personnel were evaluated on powered industrial trucks at least every three years. An employee, having a license which expired January 16, 2018, was operating a powered industrial vehicle at the facility.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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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 344640081.