YORKTOWN, VA ·
OSHA Inspection: YORKTOWN NAVAL WEAPONS STATIONS - FIRE STATION 14
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of YORKTOWN NAVAL WEAPONS STATIONS - FIRE STATION 14 in NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, YORKTOWN, VA 23691 (NAICS 922160). OSHA activity number 344899844.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- YORKTOWN NAVAL WEAPONS STATIONS - FIRE STATION 14
- Site address
- NAVAL WEAPONS STATION
- City
- YORKTOWN
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23691
- Mailing
- NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, YORKTOWN, VA 23691
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 922160
- Employees
- 430
- Ownership type
- Federal government (D)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling. a) Fire Station #14, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station: On or about 08/25/20, the outdoor outlet, next to the picnic table, was found to not be in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling. A statement on the faceplate of the outdoor outlet states, "wet conditions, cover closed". The outlet was not covered with the cover being on the ground below the outlet and filled with water. The outlet was GFCI protected. The outlet was known to be used on 08/19/20 as the power source for the table saw the victim was using.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.213 S09
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(s)(9): Push sticks or push blocks shall be provided at the work place in the several sizes and types suitable for the work to be done. a) Fire Station #14, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station: On or around 08/19/20 an employee was making approximately 17 cuts on plywood with a table saw. During this job, push stick(s) were not used or immediately available to the employee.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. Fire Station #14, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station: On or around 08/19/20, a table saw was used to make approximately 17 cuts on plywood. Sometime prior to the performance of this task the table saw's guard protecting the employee from the point of operation was removed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Fire Station #14, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station: On or around 08/19/20, an employee was operating a table saw, for which a hazard assessment had not been completed, suffered a traumatic injury.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344899844.
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