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RW Connection: OSHA inspections and violations

Salem, Virginia · Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423840

1inspections
4citation items
$1,200current penalties
Mar 30, 2018last inspection

RW Connection has one OSHA inspection on record in Virginia.

OSHA opened it on Mar 30, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Salem.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $1,200 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.215, grinders and abrasive wheels (2 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. RW Connection averages $1,200 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

RW Connection: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343052866 OPENED MAR 30, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jul 31, 2018

475 Electric Road, Salem, VA 24153 · Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(i) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$600$600Apr 24, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$600$600Apr 24, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 24, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10)

(10) The employer shall ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warning are legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift. Employers having employees who speak other languages may add the information in their language to the material presented, as long as the information is presented in English as well.

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(i)

(i) All functional operating mechanisms for maladjustment interfering with proper operation. Daily.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

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