Damco, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 1984.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 1, 2020 after a complaint, in New Bern.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 31 citation items: 8 serious and 23 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $5,250 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,000, down 43%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.179, overhead and gantry cranes (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Damco, Inc. averages $0 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Incident on Apr 20, 1984 (fatal): Employee struck by flying parts when aluminum tank exploded
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE CHEST AND HEAD AREA BY FLYING M ETAL PIECES FROM AN EXPLODING ALUMINUM STORAGE TANK. THE TANK INVOLVED WAS A 22" BY 7' ALUMINUM CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER DESCRIBED ONLY AS A "RELAXATION CHAMBER" F OR JP-5 JET FUEL. (WE WERE TOLD THAT THESE CHAMBERS ARE BEING INSTALLED ON ALL J ET FUEL SERVICE TRUCKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 'RELAXING' THE FUEL. "RELAXING" THE FU EL ALLEGEDLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF STATIC ELECTRICITY AROUND THE FUEL WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING SERVICED.) THE OPERATION INVOLVED AT THE TIME WAS LEAK TESTING , USING THE AIR PRESSURE, SOAP & WATER METHOD. THE TANK WAS PRESSURIZED TO 80 PS IG. THE TANK HAD BEEN PURGED AND WELDED ON APRIL 20, 1984. THE CONTAINER WAS PRE SSURIZED ON APRIL 23, 1984, JUST BEFORE THE THE EXPLOSION. THE CONTAINER ITSELF IS OF .193 THICKNESS. THE END THAT BLEW OFF IS OF .200 THICKNESS. BOTH WERE 3/16 PLATE. NO WELDING WAS BEING DONE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
No citations from this inspection.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
