POTOMAC PALLETS, INC
4820 FROLICH LANE, HYATTSVILLE, MD 20781
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Inspection records
Mar 12, 1999#302481478Mar 12, 1999Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#302481478$2,31613 viol.13 violations$2,316 in penalties
Inspection #302481478
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 12, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 26, 1999
- Closed
- Sep 10, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,316
- Penalties on Record
- $2,316
- Site Address
- 4820 Frolich Lane, Hyattsville, MD 20781
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (13 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.135 Head Protection OSHA citation code: 19100135 A01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $219 | $219 | Apr 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $613 | $613 | May 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001D | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 04001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $436 | $436 | Apr 23, 1999 | - | - |
| 04002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $306 | $306 | Apr 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 05001 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Serious | 1 | 12 | $306 | $306 | Apr 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 06001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $436 | $436 | Apr 23, 1999 | - | - |
| 06001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Apr 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 07001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 07002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IV | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 22, 1999 | - | - |
Jan 15, 1998#301987004Jan 15, 1998FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#301987004$9001 viol.1 violation$900 in penalties
Inspection #301987004
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 15, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 23, 1998
- Closed
- Jul 10, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,200
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 4820 Frolich Lane, Hyattsville, MD 20781
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
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 is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed when forklift overturns
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Serious | 1 | 3 | $3,200 | $900 | May 1, 1998 | - | - |
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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). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
2 inspections, 1998 to 1999. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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