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Clarke Precision Machine: OSHA inspections and violations

Wytheville, Virginia · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
4citation items
$2,702current penalties
Feb 27, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Clarke Precision Machine once in Virginia.

The inspection began on Feb 27, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Wytheville.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,860 and now stand at $2,702, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Clarke Precision Machine averages $2,702 (1 cited inspection).

Clarke Precision Machine: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344661871 OPENED FEB 27, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2020

325 Stafford Umberger Drive, Wytheville, VA 24382 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$3,860$2,702Apr 20, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 20, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(c) · Material storage and aisles
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 20, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 20, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(c)

(c) Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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