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BCL Auction: OSHA inspections and violations

Saint Louis, Missouri · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · NAICS 453998

1inspections
8citation items
$12,481current penalties
Dec 28, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected BCL Auction once in Missouri.

The inspection began on Dec 28, 2021 after a complaint, in Saint Louis.

That inspection ended with 8 citation items: 8 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $20,802 and now stand at $12,481, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,130, and BCL Auction averages $12,481 (1 cited inspection).

BCL Auction: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345703573 OPENED DEC 28, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 2, 2023

6128 Bartmer Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63133 · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces
 Serious$2,113$1,268Apr 27, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$2,113$1,268Apr 27, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$0$0Apr 27, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$4,144$2,486Apr 27, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$4,144$2,486Apr 27, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$4,144$2,486Apr 27, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$4,144$2,486Apr 27, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Apr 27, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(a)

(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)

(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other all other miscellaneous store retailers (except tobacco stores) employers in Missouri

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