COLUMBUS, NE ·
OSHA Inspection: BEHLEN MFG. CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEHLEN MFG. CO. in 4025 EAST 23RD STREET, COLUMBUS, NE 68602 (NAICS 332311). OSHA activity number 347945495.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEHLEN MFG. CO.
- Site address
- 4025 EAST 23RD STREET
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68602
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 569, COLUMBUS, NE 68602
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
- 332311
- Employees
- 692
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 C
- Issued
- May 14, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $13,005 · Current $9,104 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces: On or about December 19, 2024, it was documented that employees engaged in material handling in the shipping department of Behlen MFG CO located at 4025 East 23rd Street, Columbus, Nebraska were exposed to a trip and fall hazard in that employees defeated the fixed ladder guardrail, approximately 175 inches to the next lower level, to access overhead crane cab.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9103.5
- · Z (S) $13005
1910.29 B02 I
- Issued
- May 14, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that guardrails met the requirement that midrails that are installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking-working surface: On or about December 19, 2024, it was observed that employees engaged in material handling in the shipping department of Behlen MFG. CO. located at 4025 East 23rd Street, Columbus, Nebraska were exposed to fall hazards in that employees accessed the overhead crane cab approximately 155 inches above the next lower level via a fixed stairway where two sides of the guardrail did not have a midrail of approximately 20 inches and no top rail.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- May 14, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $7,802 · Current $5,461 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: On or about December 19, 2024, it was documented that employees engaged in fabrication, assembly, and material handling in the production area Behlen MFG CO located at 4025 East 23rd Street, Columbus, Nebraska were exposed to fire and burn hazards in that the employer failed to ensure approximately 91 employer provided portable fire extinguishers received an annual maintenance check.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5461.4
- · Z (S) $7802
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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 347945495.
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