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Coastcon LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Portsmouth, Virginia · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

2inspections
6citation items
$11,025current penalties
Jul 9, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Coastcon LLC 2 times in Virginia since 2018.

The latest one began on Jul 9, 2018 after a complaint, in Portsmouth.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 1 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $12,245 and now stand at $11,025, 10% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Coastcon LLC averages $5,512 (2 cited inspections).

Coastcon LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343279980 OPENED JUL 9, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 12 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 2021

809 Chautaugau Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23707 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 10, 2018: Employee's asthma is triggered by working conditions and lat

At 4:00 p.m. on May 10, 2018, an employee was blowing and sweeping out dust and debris from a dry shipping container as well as conducting reefer mechanic work. The employee had a medical condition for asthma and was experiencing shortness of breath. The employee went to the hospital, where he later died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$4,610$4,000Dec 17, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$4,610$4,000Dec 17, 2018Final

Inspection 343283099 OPENED JUL 9, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Oct 25, 2018

809 Chautaugau Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23707 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 10, 2018: Employee's asthma is triggered by working conditions and lat

At 4:00 p.m. on May 10, 2018, an employee was blowing and sweeping out dust and debris from a dry shipping container as well as conducting reefer mechanic work. The employee had a medical condition for asthma and was experiencing shortness of breath. The employee went to the hospital, where he later died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 16VAC25-60-120
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$3,025$3,025Sep 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(m) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Sep 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)

(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii)

(iii) The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.

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).

Other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance employers in Virginia

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