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Forte Fasteners: OSHA inspections and violations

Washington Township, Ohio · Hardware Stores · NAICS 444130

1inspections
5citation items
$2,800current penalties
Jul 11, 2019last inspection

Forte Fasteners has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Jul 11, 2019 after a complaint, in Washington Township.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $11,934 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,800, down 77%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (3 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Forte Fasteners averages $2,800 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Forte Fasteners: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344145362 OPENED JUL 11, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Nov 4, 2019

1601 Thomas Paine Pkwy, Washington Township, OH 45459 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$1,705$1,400Aug 13, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$3,410$0Aug 13, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,273$1,400Aug 13, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,273$0Aug 13, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,273$0Aug 13, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)

(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7)

(7) Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily.

29 CFR 1910.25 · Stairways

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

Other hardware stores employers in Ohio

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