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Atomic Distributing Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Huntington, West Virginia · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424810

5inspections
23citation items
$14,813current penalties
Jan 17, 2023last inspection

Since 1994, OSHA inspectors have visited Atomic Distributing Co. in West Virginia 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 17, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Huntington.

In all, OSHA issued 23 citation items: 17 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $17,938; today they stand at $14,813, 17% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 7 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Atomic Distributing Co. averages $4,169 across 2 cited inspections.

Atomic Distributing Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Atomic Distributing Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346439227 OPENED JAN 17, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Apr 17, 2023

435 7th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$7,813$7,813Mar 21, 2023Final

Inspection 340701705 OPENED JUN 12, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jun 29, 2015

435 7th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3) · Yearly injury summary
Other-than-serious$700$525Jun 18, 2015Final

Inspection 307072256 OPENED APR 14, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 2005

435 7th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$675$675Apr 29, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Serious$675$675Apr 29, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Apr 29, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$900$900Apr 29, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Serious$0$0Apr 29, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 29, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 29, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 29, 2005Closed

Inspection 300468022 OPENED JUL 12, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 2002

435 7th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$500$500Jul 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$375$375Jul 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$500$500Jul 15, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iiia) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Jul 15, 2002Closed

Inspection 116278987 OPENED JAN 25, 1994Closed

Complaint · Complete · Health · 48 employees at the site · Closed Sep 16, 1994

435 7th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
Serious$2,500$1,250Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$0Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,200$800Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1) · General requirements
Serious$1,500$800Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 8, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$600$0Mar 8, 1994Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Huntington site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 32 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Atomic Distributing Company
Huntington · 2022
32 113.14.7

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3)

(3) How do I certify the annual summary? A company executive must certify that he or she has examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary is correct and complete.

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other beer and ale merchant wholesalers employers in West Virginia

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