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OSHA Inspection: HOOVER POLE CO.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HOOVER POLE CO. in KENNITH ROAD OFF CO. 100, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 313368789.

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Establishment
HOOVER POLE CO.
Site address
KENNITH ROAD OFF CO. 100
City
MORGANTOWN
State
WV
ZIP
26505
Mailing
7171 SOUTH ELYRIA ROAD, SHREVE, OH 44676
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
Yes
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
236220
SIC code (legacy)
1542
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

8 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 in that
employees were exposed to struck by/caught between hazards:
a.Post Frame Wooden Building Under Construction: Employees were exposed to
being struck by trusses measuring 42 feet in length during installation.
The
employer failed to ensure that adequately temporarily bracing, including
the
top chord diagonal bracing, lateral, horizontal, and ground bracing of the
trusses, was installed, as determined on or about 06/02/09.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTANCE METHOD OF
ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S
RECOMMENDATIONS ON ROOF TRUSS ERECTION OR THE BSCI 1-03 ISSUED BY
THE WOOD TRUSS COUNCIL OF AMERICA AND THE TRUSS PLATE INSTITUTE.

1926.50 C

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1926.95 A

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00

1926.100 A

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00

1926.102 A01

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00

1926.501 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $450.00 · Current $450.00

1926.1060 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

UNKNOWN

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 313368789.