SAINT LOUIS, MO ·
OSHA Inspection: BEN HUR STEEL WORX LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEN HUR STEEL WORX LLC in 5319 SHREVE AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63115 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 346774789.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEN HUR STEEL WORX LLC
- Site address
- 5319 SHREVE AVENUE
- City
- SAINT LOUIS
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63115
- Mailing
- 5319 SHREVE AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63115
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332312
- Employees
- 69
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 C
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 7, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $10,938
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(c): Access and egress. The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee used, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces. At 5319 Shreve Ave, St Louis, MO, On June 14 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to tripping and struck by hazards from having to access a grate 1.2 feet below the level of a set of conveyor rollers, and then walk over the rollers.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10938
- · Z (S) $10938
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 7, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guardrail systems, Safety Net Systems, or Personal fall arrest system. At 5319 Shreve Ave, St Louis, MO, On June 14 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on a conveyor system that was 4.2 feet above a concrete surface without guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $10938
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $10,938
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1) The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. A beam was positioned upright on a steel rack that was on a conveyor system. The conveyor was approximately 50 inches above the floor. The beam fell off the rack and conveyor onto the floor. At 5319 Shreve Ave., in St. Louis, MO: On or about June 14, 2023, and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to struck-by and caught -in-between hazards A beam was positioned upright on a steel rack that was on a conveyor system. The conveyor was approximately 50 inches above the floor. The beam fell off the rack and conveyor onto the floor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10938
- · Z (S) $10938
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 346774789.
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