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OSHA Inspection: HORTON IRON AND METAL COMPANY

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HORTON IRON AND METAL COMPANY in 2216 US HIGHWAY 421 NORTH, WILMINGTON, NC 28401 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 312879059.

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Site address
2216 US HIGHWAY 421 NORTH
City
WILMINGTON
State
NC
ZIP
28401
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423930
SIC code (legacy)
5093
Employees
15
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

11 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $150.00 · Current $150.00
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were exposed to falling to lower level:
a)facility - for exposed employees required to access the Caterpillar 330L
Excavator (with shear
attachment) for maintenance and operation when the manufactured hand-hold
installed on the
windscreen frame had been removed.
b)facility - for exposed employees required to access the Caterpillar 330L
Excavator
(with shear
attachment) for maintenance and operation when the manufactured mounting
steps were bent
and had broken welds.
Reference:  Maintenance Manual for the Caterpillar 330 and 330L Excavator,
page 111, "Walk-
Around Inspection", and Safety Section page 11, "Mounting and
Dismounting".
Abatement Note: One acceptable method of abatement, among others, is to
repair and replace all
manufactured hand-holds and steps as stipulated in the operators' and
maintenance
manual.ance

1910.23 D01 III

Serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $150.00 · Current $150.00

1910.23 E01

Serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.24 F

Serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.212 A01

Serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $175.00 · Current $175.00

1910.219 D01

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.219 F01

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.22 A01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.303 C

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.303 G01 IA

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.305 G02 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

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 312879059.

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