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Blach Distributing Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Elko, Nevada · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424810

7inspections
28citation items
$9,806current penalties
May 21, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Blach Distributing Co. 7 times in Nevada since 1983.

The latest one began on May 21, 2018 on a referral, in Elko.

Those inspections ended with 28 citation items: 4 serious and 24 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $13,633 and now stand at $9,806, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Blach Distributing Co. averages $4,465 (2 cited inspections).

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

Blach Distributing Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 1983 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343187407 OPENED MAY 21, 2018Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2018

131 West Main Street, Elko, NV 89801 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$3,150$2,205Jul 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$2,678$1,875Jul 9, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 9, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$3,150$2,205Jul 9, 2018Final

Inspection 343187969 OPENED MAY 21, 2018Closed

Referral · Complete · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2018

131 West Main Street, Elko, NV 89801 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Serious$3,150$2,205Jul 9, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 9, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 9, 2018Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR NEVADA REVISED STATUTES 618.383(2
Other-than-serious$630$441Jul 9, 2018Final

Inspection 313223372 OPENED MAY 5, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 33 employees at the site · Closed Jul 2, 2009

131 Main Street, Elko, NV 89801 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(e)(1) · Exit route design
Serious$875$875May 20, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed

Inspection 313223398 OPENED MAY 5, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 2009

131 Main Street, Elko, NV 89801 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2009Closed

Inspection 2948172 OPENED JUN 11, 1986Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Jun 17, 1986

131 Main St., Elko, NV 89801 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 2949949 OPENED APR 25, 1986Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Jun 17, 1986

131 Main St, Elko, NV 89801 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(3)(iiif) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 25, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 25, 1986Closed

Inspection 218213692 OPENED MAR 14, 1983Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Mar 15, 1983

131 Main, Elko, NV 89801 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Elko site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 7.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Blach Distributing Co.
Elko · 2024
30 207.34.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 6180.5420

Other beer and ale merchant wholesalers employers in Nevada

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