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Potomac Cellars LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Stafford, Virginia · Wineries · NAICS 312130

2inspections
17citation items
$9,895current penalties
Sep 27, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Potomac Cellars LLC 2 times in Virginia since 2018.

The latest one began on Sep 27, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Stafford.

Those inspections ended with 17 citation items: 16 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,560 and still stand at $9,895.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,872, and Potomac Cellars LLC averages $4,948 (2 cited inspections).

Potomac Cellars LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346998289 OPENED SEP 27, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2023

275 Decatur Road, Stafford, VA 22554 · Wineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.101(b) · Compressed gases (general requirements)
 Serious$990$990Nov 15, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$680$680Nov 15, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Nov 15, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$680$0Nov 15, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$680$680Nov 15, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Nov 15, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$990$990Nov 15, 2023Final

Inspection 343201265 OPENED JUN 4, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2019

275 Decatur Road, Stafford, VA 22554 · Wineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$2,018Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$1,850$925Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,690$2,018Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5d
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5e
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(4) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$1,595Aug 6, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 6, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.101 · Compressed gases (general requirements)

29 CFR 1910.101(b)

(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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