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OSHA Inspection: NORTHSIDE WELDING & FABRICATION INC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NORTHSIDE WELDING & FABRICATION INC in 1243 STANLEY STREET, HELENA, MT 59601 (NAICS 332313). OSHA activity number 346557184.

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Site address
1243 STANLEY STREET
City
HELENA
State
MT
ZIP
59601
Mailing
P.O. BOX 5899, HELENA, MT 59604
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332313
Employees
12
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 A04

Serious Gravity 1 5 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2277.00 · Current $1139.00 Reduced
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  a) Northside Welding & Fabrication Inc.: On or about March 7, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while operating multiple forklifts throughout the facility with damaged and modified forks.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1138.5
  • — Z (S) $2277

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 1 8 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2277.00 · Current $1139.00 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a) Northside Welding & Fabrication Inc.: On or about March 7, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to stuck by hazard when operating forklifts throughout the facility to move materials and product without training on the equipment which they were using.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1138.5
  • — Z (S) $2277

1910.178 A03

Other-than-serious 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR  1910.178(a)(3):Approved trucks did not bear a label or some other identifying mark indicating approval by the testing laboratory.  a) Northside Welding & Fabrication Inc.: On or about March 7, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while operating forklifts throughout the facility without vehicles load rating clearly marked.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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 346557184.