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Mountain West, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Piedmont, South Dakota · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · NAICS 321999

1inspections
7citation items
$15,100current penalties
Apr 7, 2016last inspection

Mountain West, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in South Dakota.

OSHA opened it on Apr 7, 2016 after a complaint, in Piedmont.

From that inspection OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.

OSHA proposed $23,693 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,100, down 36%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.23, ladders in general industry (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Mountain West, LLC averages $15,100 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Mountain West, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341389492 OPENED APR 7, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed May 17, 2017

21727 Sidney Stage Road, Piedmont, SD 57769 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$3,741$2,600Sep 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$4,988$3,500Sep 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.38(c)(5) · Emergency action plans
 Serious$3,741$1,900Sep 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$3,741$2,600Sep 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,741$2,600Sep 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Sep 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$3,741$1,900Sep 9, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6)

(6) Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

Other all other miscellaneous wood product manufacturing employers in South Dakota

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