Inspection #126490697

Name: OSHA Inspection #126490697: PHILIP SERVICES CORPORATION
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of PHILIP SERVICES CORPORATION at 2166 Milford Street, Charleston, SC 29405 on Oct 30, 1996. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jan 30, 2002.

OSHA documented 29 violations (25 serious, 3 willful, 1 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $75,750. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 126490697
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Oct 30, 1996
Closed: Jan 30, 2002
Contested: Mar 28, 1997
Final Order: Aug 1, 1997
Total Violations: 29
Penalties on Record: $75,750
Initial Penalties: $105,750
Related Activity: 1 accident

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Establishment

Name: PHILIP SERVICES CORPORATION
Address: 2166 Milford Street, Charleston, SC 29405
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#301773370	May 6, 1998	Follow-Up (F)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection appears immediately below.

FatalityOct 30, 1996

Employee killed after inhaling mercaptobenzothiazole

Injury: AsphyxiaBody part: Lung

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jan 30, 2002.

Citations on Record

25 serious, 3 willful, 1 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$105,750

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$75,750

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Mar 28, 1997. Final orders are recorded through Aug 1, 1997. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01003	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Mar 14, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01011	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K01 III	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Apr 7, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01012	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$1,875	$1,875	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01013	1910.1201 Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels OSHA citation code: 19101201 B	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01015A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G01	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01015B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G04	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01016A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K01 IV	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01016B	1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 C01 III	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01016C	1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 D03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01016D	1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 F01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 14, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01016E	1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 G02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01017A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01	Serious	$1,875	$1,875	Mar 24, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01017B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 24, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01018A	10012 OSHA citation code: 10012 A	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Mar 24, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01018B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G04	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01018C	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 17, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01018D	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 17, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01019A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01	Serious	$5,000	$5,000	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01019B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 V	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 24, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01019C	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 14, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01019D	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01019E	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D05 II	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01019F	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E01	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 14, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
01019G	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 14, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
02001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B11	Serious	$35,000	$5,000	Mar 14, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
02005A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D02	Willful	$35,000	$35,000	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
02005B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D08	Willful	$0	$0	Mar 10, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
02005C	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K03	Willful	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997
03001	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D14	Other	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1997	Mar 28, 1997	Aug 1, 1997

Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citationissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

Citation	FTA Inspection	FTA Issuance	FTA Penalty	FTA Contest	FTA Final Order
01017A	#301773370	May 28, 1998	-	Jun 23, 1998	-

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

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