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Production Support Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Gloucester, Virginia · Temporary Help Services · NAICS 561320

4inspections
2citation items
$500current penalties
Oct 6, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Production Support Services 4 times in Virginia since 1998.

The latest one began on Oct 6, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Newport News.

Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,625 and now stand at $500, 92% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Production Support Services averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Production Support Services also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Production Support Services: OSHA citation items per year, 1998 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340960715 OPENED OCT 6, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 154 employees at the site · Closed Mar 29, 2016

12000 Canon Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606 · Temporary Help Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 40.1-51.1.D
Other-than-serious$5,000$0Feb 23, 2016Final

Inspection 316754811 OPENED SEP 27, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 87 employees at the site · Closed Sep 27, 2012

6000 Industrial Drive, Gloucester, VA 23601 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313727943 OPENED SEP 3, 2009Closed

Complaint · Complete · Health · 305 employees at the site · Closed Jul 27, 2010

6000 Industrial Drive, Gloucester, VA 23601 · Temporary Help Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$1,625$500Oct 27, 2009Final

Inspection 301793915 OPENED JUL 30, 1998Closed

Accident · Partial · Health · 68 employees at the site · Closed Nov 8, 2004

6000 Industrial Drive, Gloucester, VA 23601 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 30, 1998 (fatal): Employee killed when forklift overturns

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 30, 1998, Employee #1 was using a forklift t o dump a load of spent toner cartridges into a trailer. He was backing up when t he left rear wheel of his vehicle went off the tarmac and onto the shoulder on t he side of the service road. As the forklift began to tip over, Employee #1 jump ed off in the same direction that it was falling. The top left back side of the forklift came down on the base of his head, crushing his skull. Employee #1 was killed.

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2021, the Newport News site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 122 workers: 7.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Production Support Services
Newport News · 2021
122 847.10.0

The rules behind these citations

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

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.

Other temporary help services employers in Virginia

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.