CLAXTON, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. in 674 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE, CLAXTON, GA 30417 (NAICS 327390). OSHA activity number 344849740.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 674 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE
- City
- CLAXTON
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30417
- Mailing
- 674 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE, CLAXTON, GA 30417
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327390
- Employees
- 77
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.179 N02 III
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(n)(2)(iii): Care was not taken to make certain that the sling clears all obstacles. a). Spinner Area - On or about and at times prior to July 22, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the Certex chain sling hooks cleared all obstacles during crane lifting operations of spinner machine wheels, exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10120
- · Z (S) $13494
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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 344849740.
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