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Virginia Tech - Structures Lab: OSHA inspections and violations

Blacksburg, Virginia · Other General Government Support · NAICS 921190

1inspections
5citation items
$0current penalties
Oct 23, 2018last inspection

Virginia Tech - Structures Lab has one OSHA inspection on record in Virginia.

OSHA opened it on Oct 23, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Blacksburg.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA did not attach a penalty to any of these citations.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.304, grounding and circuit protection (2 items).

For context, across all public administration employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $0. Virginia Tech - Structures Lab averages $0 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 343557005 OPENED OCT 23, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · State government · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jan 30, 2019

255 Inventive Lane, Blacksburg, VA 24061 · Other General Government Support · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.304(e)(1)(i) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final

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 1910.157(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.184(c)(14)

(14) Employers must not use slings without affixed and legible identification markings.

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

Other other general government support employers in Virginia

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