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Blair Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Springfield, Virginia · Sign Manufacturing · NAICS 339950

4inspections
32citation items
$5,915current penalties
May 2, 2019last inspection

Since 1976, OSHA inspectors have visited Blair Inc in Virginia 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on May 2, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Springfield.

In all, OSHA issued 32 citation items: 8 serious and 24 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $12,065; today they stand at $5,915, 51% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.213 (woodworking machinery), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Blair Inc averages $4,850 across 1 cited inspection.

Blair Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1976 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343980280 OPENED MAY 2, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 2019

7001 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA 22150 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$1,975$1,975Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$2,875$0Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$2,875$0Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,875$2,875Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4d
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Jul 15, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 15, 2019Final

Inspection 303230973 OPENED JAN 5, 2000Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · Closed Jan 5, 2000

7001 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA 22150 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15221179 OPENED AUG 26, 1986Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Nov 13, 1986

5751-a General Washington Drive, Alexandria, VA 22312 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(4)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(b)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR ARM0037 A
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 1986Closed

Inspection 12216263 OPENED APR 29, 1976Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 1976

5819 Seminary Road, Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(k)(2) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Other-than-serious$40$40May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$30$30May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$40$40May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(3) · Woodworking machinery
 Other-than-serious$40$40May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery
 Other-than-serious$55$55May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.213(p)(4) · Woodworking machinery
 Other-than-serious$40$40May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$30$30May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$30$30May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$30$30May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 12 Other-than-serious$0$0May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 13 Other-than-serious$30$30May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 14 Other-than-serious$0$0May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 15 Other-than-serious$0$0May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$550$350May 25, 1976Closed
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$550$350May 25, 1976Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2)

(2) Quantity. The quantity of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) kept in the vicinity of spraying operations shall be the minimum required for operations and should ordinarily not exceed a supply for 1 day or one shift. Bulk storage of portable containers of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) shall be in a separate, constructed building detached from other important buildings or cut off in a standard manner.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(4)(ii)

(ii) The label may be transmitted with the initial shipment itself, or with the safety data sheet that is to be provided prior to or at the time of the first shipment; and,

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.309

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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