NILES, OH —
OSHA Inspection: WEST & BARKER, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WEST & BARKER, INC in 950 SUMMIT AVE, NILES, OH 44446 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 345683072.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WEST & BARKER, INC
- Site address
- 950 SUMMIT AVE
- City
- NILES
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44446
- Mailing
- 950 SUMMIT AVE, NILES, OH 44446
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 326199
- Employees
- 33
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $4,779 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: On or about December 7, 2021 the employer failed to ensure that procedures for the isolation of hazardous energies of the #7 extrusion line cuttoff machine were utilized prior to service and maintenance taking place. Employees were not removed from and able to be within the hazardous area of the machine while positioning and feeding material through the cutting apparatus. Hazardous energies present on the equipment mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4779
- — Z (S) $9557
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $4,779 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: On or about December 13, 2021 the employer failed to ensure that an annual inspection of machine specific procedures for equipment serviced and maintained at the facility had taken place. The employer had not performed the inspection in the last calendar year and up to the time of inspection. Equipment at the facility includes but is not limited to extruders, grinders, cutoff machines and material feeders. Hazardous energies present on the equipment include but are not limited to mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4779
- — Z (S) $9557
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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 345683072.
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