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Berkeley Scrap Metal: OSHA inspections and violations

Moncks Corner, South Carolina · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423930

2inspections
3citation items
$2,250current penalties
Jun 25, 2019last inspection

Berkeley Scrap Metal has 2 OSHA inspections on record in South Carolina, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Jun 25, 2019 on a referral, in Moncks Corner.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $2,250 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Berkeley Scrap Metal averages $2,250 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Berkeley Scrap Metal: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

South Carolina · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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2 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 344119888 OPENED JUN 25, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2020

1196 Ben Barron Lane, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,500$1,500Sep 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3.39(A)
 Other-than-serious$750$750Sep 10, 2019Final

Inspection 317888246 OPENED OCT 9, 2014Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2015

1190 Ben Barron Lane, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii)

(iii) Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.

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