Inspection 348203613 OPENED APR 24, 2025Closed
67 Hereford Lane, Apple Grove, WV 25502 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Lexicon, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in West Virginia, the first in 2024.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 24, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Apple Grove.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $16,550 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Lexicon, Inc. averages $16,550 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
West Virginia · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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Inspection 347885410 OPENED NOV 19, 2024Closed
67 Hereford Lane, Apple Grove, WV 25502 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training |
Other-than-serious | $16,550 | $16,550 | Mar 13, 2025 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Oct 2, 2025, Apple Grove: Amputation · avulsions, enucleations without bone loss · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was using a sleever bar to move a checker plate into place and secure it to the floor of a structure in the melt shop. The sleever bar became stuck and the employee used his left hand to lift the checker plate up enough to free the sleever bar. Once the bar was freed, the checker plate came down and pinched his left index finger between two pieces of plate. The employee suffered an…
Feb 1, 2025, Apple Grove: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was placing a steel I-beam when it became stuck and would not settle onto the flanges. The employee was moving the beam and when it became unstuck and crushed the fingers on his left hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Nov 16, 2024, Apple Grove: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts n.e.c.
The injured employee was assisting a crew to install a crane rail on an overhead crane girder. He was on the 40' x 10' grated surface between the crane rails positioning himself to receive the end of the crane rail. The crane rail was being pushed on rollers toward the employee's location and as he tried to pry the end of the crane rail up to get it on top of the next roller, he lost his balance…
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)
(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
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