WENTZVILLE, MO —
OSHA Inspection: BLASTCO INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BLASTCO INC in 131 FREYMUTH RD, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 346142383.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BLASTCO INC
- Site address
- 131 FREYMUTH RD
- City
- WENTZVILLE
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63385
- Mailing
- 131 FREYMUTH ROAD, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385
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
- 332812
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $3,481 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition. On or about 8/10/22, Blastco, Inc., had not ensured any powered industrial truck which was found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, was removed from service. The following forklifts were in use and not removed from service: a) Kalmar P100CX, SN-103211A. The forklift was defective at the time of the inspection; it was missing a pad for the brake pedal. The pedal had bare metal exposed. b) Tusk 500PG-16, SN- 205639A. The forklift was defective at the time of the inspection; the forklift LPG locator/indexing pin was in place but not utilized; the tank was improperly installed. The forklift was missing a pad on the brake pedal. The pedal had bare metal exposed. c) Tusk 500CG-14, SN-591158A. The forklift was defective at the time of the inspection; the forklift was missing the LPG locator/indexing pin and the tank was improperly installed. The forklift was missing a pad on the brake pedal. The brake pedal had bare metal exposed. One strap was not utilized to secure the propane tank to the forklift.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3480.6
- — Z (S) $5801
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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 346142383.
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