Inspection #311685663

Name: OSHA Inspection #311685663: SULZER METCO COATING
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of SULZER METCO COATING at 1303 Long Street, Barboursville, WV 25504 on Feb 25, 2009. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 14, 2010.

OSHA documented 25 violations (11 serious, 14 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $30,475. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 3 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 311685663
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Feb 25, 2009
Closed: Jul 14, 2010
Contested: Jun 10, 2009
Final Order: Nov 16, 2009
Total Violations: 25
Penalties on Record: $30,475
Initial Penalties: $36,900
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: SULZER METCO COATING
Address: 1303 Long Street, Barboursville, WV 25504
Industry: 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer3 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#313373243	May 6, 2010	Follow-Up (F)	2 violations	$6,250
#313373250	May 6, 2010	Follow-Up (F)	2 violations	$12,500
#311685762	Mar 16, 2009	Referral (C)	12 violations	$5,275

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.

FatalityAmputationFeb 25, 2009

Employee is caught in machinery and is killed

Injury: AmputationBody part: Head

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 Jul 14, 2010.

Citations on Record

11 serious, 14 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$36,900

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

Current Penalties

$30,475

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jun 10, 2009. Final orders are recorded through Nov 16, 2009. 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
01001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$2,250	$2,250	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01005A	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03	Other	$2,250	$1,225	May 26, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01005B	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B05	Other	$0	$0	May 26, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01005C	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D01	Other	$0	$0	May 26, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01006A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I	Serious	$2,250	$2,250	May 28, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01006B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 9, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01007A	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Serious	$2,250	$2,250	May 28, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01007B	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01	Serious	$0	$0	May 26, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01008A	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M06	Other	$1,800	$1,800	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01008B	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01009	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 H05 I	Serious	$1,800	$1,200	May 26, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01010	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$6,300	$6,300	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01011	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Serious	$2,250	$1,825	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01012	1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 II	Serious	$2,250	$1,825	May 26, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01013	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F01	Other	$2,250	$1,225	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01014	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01	Other	$2,250	$1,225	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01015	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 II	Serious	$2,250	$2,250	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01016A	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IVA	Other	$2,250	$1,225	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01016B	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IVB	Other	$0	$0	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01017A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Other	$1,800	$925	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
01017B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Other	$0	$0	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
02001	1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 B03	Other	$900	$900	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
02002	1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 B03	Other	$900	$900	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
02003	1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 B03	Other	$900	$900	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009
02004	1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C03	Other	$0	$0	Nov 16, 2009	Jun 10, 2009	Nov 16, 2009

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
01007A	#313373243	Jun 18, 2010	-	-	-

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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