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OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - CENTRAL MACHINE SHOP

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - CENTRAL MACHINE SHOP in 3100 MACCORKLE AVENUE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 344080098.

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Site address
3100 MACCORKLE AVENUE
City
SOUTH CHARLESTON
State
WV
ZIP
25303
Mailing
3100 MACCORKLE AVENUE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332710
Employees
18000
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C02 II

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $7246.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii): The employer's tagout energy control program procedures did not successfully comply with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(3) and no lockout was provided for employee protection:  (a) Throughout the facility - On or about 8/17/19 and at time prior, the employer's tagout procedures did not incorporate additional elements necessary to provide the equivalent safety available from the use of a lockout device, exposing employees to amputation, struck-by, and caught-in hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $7246

1910.212 A05

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $6159.00 · Current $5900.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guards, where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet above the floor or working level, had openings larger than one half inch:    (a) Machine Shop - On or about 5/30/19, a the guard on a pedestal fan has openings greater than one half inch, exposing employees to amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $5900
  • — Z (S) $6159

1910.242 B

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $4927.00 · Current $4600.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a) Machine Shop - On or about 5/30/19, a compressed air wand used for cleaning was operating at grater than 30 PSI, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4600
  • — Z (S) $4927

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