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Richards-Wilbert Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Salem, Virginia · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · NAICS 327390

4inspections
33citation items
$30,752current penalties
May 6, 2022last inspection

Since 2004, OSHA inspectors have visited Richards-Wilbert Inc in Virginia 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on May 6, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Salem.

In all, OSHA issued 33 citation items: 28 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $45,070; today they stand at $30,752, 32% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.179 (overhead and gantry cranes), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Richards-Wilbert Inc averages $25,966 across 1 cited inspection.

Richards-Wilbert Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345993281 OPENED MAY 6, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2022

165 Simms Drive, Salem, VA 24153 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
 Serious$3,030$2,121Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5) · Exit routes
 Serious$2,080$1,456Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$3,975$2,782Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$2,080$1,456Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.179(b)(5) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$3,975$2,782Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.179(h)(4) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$3,975$2,782Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$3,975$2,782Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 8a
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$3,975$2,782Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 8b
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 8c
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(3)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,080$1,456Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 10a
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$3,975$2,782Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 10b
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 16VAC25-97-30.A.1
 Serious$3,975$2,782Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 28, 2022Final

Inspection 343806055 OPENED FEB 25, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Apr 25, 2019

165 Simms Drive, Salem, VA 24153 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 21, 2019: Employee's leg is fractured by falling concrete vault base

On February 21, 2019, an employee was working for a manufacturer of concrete products. He was using a crane to help move a Monticello model concrete burial vault base. The vault slipped off the tongs and fell. It struck the employee. He sustained a leg fracture. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 308284264 OPENED OCT 26, 2004Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2005

156 Simms Rd., Salem, VA 24153 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iva) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$1,750$1,050Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,250$750Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Serious$750$450Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,250$750Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 3, 2005Closed

Inspection 308284306 OPENED OCT 26, 2004Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Mar 29, 2005

156 Simms Rd., Salem, VA 24153 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iiia) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$700$400Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$700$400Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3a Serious$700$400Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3b Serious$0$0Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3c Serious$0$0Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.179(h)(2)(v) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Feb 3, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$875$585Feb 3, 2005Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iva)

(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i)

(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii)

(ii) The label for bulk shipments of hazardous chemicals must be on the immediate container, transmitted with the shipping papers or the bills of lading, or, with the agreement of the receiving entity, transmitted by technological or electronic means so that it is immediately available to workers in printed form on the receiving end of shipment.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

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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