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WCR, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fresno, California · Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333298

4inspections
8citation items
$16,310current penalties
Oct 1, 2015last inspection

WCR, Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1994.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 1, 2015 as part of a related case, in Fresno.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 8 citation items: 1 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $24,645 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $16,310, down 34%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. WCR, Inc. averages $3,150 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

WCR, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340961325 OPENED OCT 1, 2015Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2017

4636 East Drummond Ave, Fresno, CA 93725 · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$3,000Nov 13, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(B)(2)
Other-than-serious$185$150Nov 13, 2015Final

Inspection 306360876 OPENED FEB 23, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 2006

4636 E Drummond Ave, Fresno, CA 93727 · Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$170$170Jun 2, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203 A04
Other-than-serious$170$170Jun 2, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3203 A04
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 2, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 5143 A05
Other-than-serious$110$110Jun 2, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 5155 E01
Other-than-serious$110$110Jun 2, 2006Closed

Inspection 306361387 OPENED FEB 23, 2006Closed

Accident · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Dec 26, 2008

4636 E Drummond Ave, Fresno, CA 93727 · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 6, 2005: Employee is burned in flammable vapor explosion

On October 6, 2005, Employee #1 was involved in the demolition of a fifty-five g allon closed end steel drum, using an oxy-acetylene cutting torch. Acetone is us ed in the company's principal business of rebuilding heat exchangers. The employ er's unwritten demolition procedures were described as follows: remove all bungs , triple rinse barrels with water, affix a label denoting rinsing procedures are completed, and store drum in a designated area. The final procedure was to chec k for bung removal and labeling prior to using the torch to cut out the top and bottom ends and make a cut along the long axis of the drum. Employee #1 was obse rved commencing to cut a drum without bungs removed and without any physical evi dence of the subject drum being cleaned of flammable vapor/liquid. The flammable vapor was ignited by his oxy-acetylene cutting torch. He sustained burns from t he explosion and was hospitalized for treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 5166 B01
Serious$18,900$12,600Jul 26, 2006Final

Inspection 120212048 OPENED JUL 20, 1994Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 1994

4636 E Drummond Ave, Fresno, CA 93727 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 2500.8

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