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Metro Machine Works: OSHA inspections and violations

West Columbia, South Carolina · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · NAICS 332322

1inspections
12citation items
$2,248current penalties
Jun 11, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Metro Machine Works once in South Carolina.

The inspection began on Jun 11, 2019 as a planned inspection, in West Columbia.

That inspection ended with 12 citation items: 11 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,500 and now stand at $2,248, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Metro Machine Works averages $2,248 (1 cited inspection).

Metro Machine Works: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344079280 OPENED JUN 11, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Feb 21, 2020

1735 Smith Street, West Columbia, SC 29170 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$100$50Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.110(h)(6)(ii)(b) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Serious$375$187Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.110(h)(12) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Serious$300$150Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$525$262Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$525$262Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$525$262Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$100$50Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(c)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$750$375Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$100$50Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$750$375Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
 Serious$300$150Nov 27, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$150$75Nov 27, 2019Final

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(h)(12)

(h) Liquefied petroleum gas service stations—(1) Application. This paragraph applies to storage containers, and dispensing devices, and pertinent equipment in service stations where LP-Gas is stored and is dispensed into fuel tanks of motor vehicles. See paragraph (e) of this section for requirements covering use of LP-Gas as a motor fuel. All requirements of paragraph (b) of this section apply to this paragraph unless otherwise noted.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)

(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

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