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Freemac Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Virginia Beach, Virginia · Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423730

1inspections
9citation items
$49,095current penalties
Feb 26, 2024last inspection

Freemac Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Virginia.

OSHA opened it on Feb 26, 2024 after a complaint, in Virginia Beach, and the case has not closed yet.

From that inspection OSHA issued 9 citation items: 9 serious.

OSHA proposed $49,095 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.37, exit routes (2 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Freemac Inc. averages $49,095 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Freemac Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Freemac Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347302051 OPENED FEB 26, 2024Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Open

5781 Arrowhead Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 16VAC25-60-120
 Serious$10,395$10,395May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$7,920$7,920May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Serious$0$0May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$0$0May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$9,990$9,990May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$10,395$10,395May 31, 2024Contested
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$10,395$10,395May 31, 2024Contested

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Virginia Beach site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 23 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Johnstone Supply VA Beach
Virginia Beach · 2023
23 000.01.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii)

(ii) Containers when stored inside shall not be located near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the safe exit of people.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(c)

(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers employers in Virginia

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