NEW HOLLAND, IL —
OSHA Inspection: VESTAS-AMERICAN WIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of VESTAS-AMERICAN WIND TECHNOLOGY, INC. in JOB TRAILER 465 IL RT. 10, NEW HOLLAND, IL 62671 (NAICS 221115). OSHA activity number 345302137.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VESTAS-AMERICAN WIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Site address
- JOB TRAILER 465 IL RT. 10
- City
- NEW HOLLAND
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62671
- Mailing
- 1417 NW EVERETT ST., PORTLAND, OR 97209
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 221115
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.178 A04
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $13,653
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4):Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals were not changed accordingly: On or about May 5, 2021 employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while removing the top portion of a clam-shell clamp from a Vestas V150 blade fixture. The employees free rigged the sling onto the tines of a rough terrain forklift. This operation affects the capacity and safe operation of the rough terrain forklift and the employer did not ensure that written approval was obtained from the manufacturer prior to the lift.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
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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 345302137.
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