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OSHA Inspection: BEHLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEHLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY in 4025 EAST 23RD STREET, COLUMBUS, NE 68602 (NAICS 332311). OSHA activity number 346631260.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
4025 EAST 23RD STREET
City
COLUMBUS
State
NE
ZIP
68602
Mailing
P.O. BOX 569, COLUMBUS, NE 68602
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332311
Employees
740
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.184 C10

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 28, 2023
Abate by
Aug 23, 2023
Penalty
Initial $12,278 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.184(c)(10):  Hands or fingers shall not be placed between the sling and its load while the sling is being tightened around the load.  Employees were engaged in manufacturing activities at a facility located at 4025 East 23rd St., Columbus, NE and were exposed to amputation hazards when attempting to tighten sling around a load and the employee(s) sustained an amputation injury when became caught in or between the sling and the load.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $12278

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 28, 2023
Abate by
Aug 31, 2023
Penalty
Initial $15,625 · Current $15,000 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii):The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded.   Employees were engaged in manufacturing activities at a facility located at 4025 East 23rd St., Columbus, NE and were exposed to amputation hazards in that employees were operating machinery with guards open and interlocks bypassed.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $15000
  • — Z (S) $15625

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