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PUBLIC SCRAP, INC.
$5,015
penalties
12
viol.
2
insp.

PUBLIC SCRAP, INC.

2050 W. PEMBROKE AVENUE, HAMPTON, VA 23661NAICS 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspections
2
Mar 2010 to Jul 2017 · 2 safety, 0 health
Violations
12
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$5,015
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 9Willful 0Repeat 0Other 3

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Inspection records

Jul 11, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342460276$2,4951 viol.

Inspection #342460276

Dates

Opened
Jul 11, 2017
Closing Conference Date
Jul 18, 2017
Final Order
Oct 12, 2017
Closed
Oct 12, 2017

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
15
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$2,495
Penalties on Record
$2,495
Site Address
2050 W. Pembroke Avenue, Hampton, VA 23661
Industry
423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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.

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.

HospitalizationJun 30, 2017

Employee strikes hand against shear blade, leading to later

Event: Other

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II
Serious12$2,495$2,495-Oct 12, 2017
Mar 9, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#314213893$2,52011 viol.

Inspection #314213893

Dates

Opened
Mar 9, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Mar 15, 2010
Closed
Jun 8, 2010

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
15
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
11
Violation Types
8 serious, 3 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$4,200
Penalties on Record
$2,520
Site Address
2050 W. Pembroke Avenue, Hampton, VA 23661
Industry
423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I
Serious11$840$504Apr 20, 2010--
010021910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01
Serious11$840$504May 18, 2010--
01003A1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I
Serious55$630$378May 18, 2010--
01003B1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01
Serious11$0$0May 18, 2010--
01003C1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07
Serious55$0$0Apr 20, 2010--
01003D1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q10
Serious11$0$0Apr 20, 2010--
010041910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Serious215$1,050$630Apr 25, 2010--
010051910.253
Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting
OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III
Serious33$840$504Apr 20, 2010--
020011904.32
Annual Summary
OSHA citation code: 19040032 A04
Other120$0$0May 18, 2010--
020021910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01
Other115$0$0May 18, 2010--
020031910.157
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01
Other15$0$0May 18, 2010--
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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.

Standards cited

1910.178Powered Industrial Trucks4 citations · $378
1910.212General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)2 citations · $3,125
1910.132Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements1 citation · $0

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer6.0
Industry average2.6
Penalties per inspection
This employer$2,508
Industry average$2,636

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 25,391 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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