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Virginia Tech - Grounds: OSHA inspections and violations

Blacksburg, Virginia · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · NAICS 611310

1inspections
6citation items
$0current penalties
Feb 20, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Virginia Tech - Grounds once in Virginia.

The inspection began on Feb 20, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Blacksburg.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 6 serious.

None of the citations carried a penalty.

Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.215.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for education employers since 2015 is $0, and Virginia Tech - Grounds averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Virginia Tech - Grounds: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342964236 OPENED FEB 20, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · State government · 42 employees at the site · Closed Apr 2, 2018

185 Sterrett Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060 · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Mar 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Mar 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Mar 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Mar 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Mar 16, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5)

(5) Exposure of blades. When the periphery of the blades of a fan is less than seven (7) feet above the floor or working level, the blades shall be guarded. The guard shall have openings no larger than one-half ( 1/2) inch.

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.

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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