Inspection #792739

Name: OSHA Inspection #792739: BABCOCK & WILCOX CO
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of BABCOCK & WILCOX CO at 25th Street And Duss Avenue, Ambridge, PA 15003 on Oct 19, 1987. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Nov 23, 1988.

OSHA documented 40 violations (30 serious, 1 willful, 9 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $7,350.

This employer has 14 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 792739
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Oct 19, 1987
Closed: Nov 23, 1988
Contested: Dec 23, 1987
Final Order: Oct 3, 1988
Total Violations: 40
Penalties on Record: $7,350
Initial Penalties: $35,300

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

Establishment

Name: BABCOCK & WILCOX CO
Address: 25th Street And Duss Avenue, Ambridge, PA 15003
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer14 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#12804787	Mar 16, 1982	Complaint (B)	2 violations
#12803706	Jul 15, 1980	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#12846119	Mar 28, 1980	Follow-Up (F)	1 violation
#12956769	Oct 3, 1978	Complaint (B)	No violations
#12801841	Sep 26, 1978	Complaint (B)	9 violations	$1,620
#12845160	Aug 22, 1978	Complaint (B)	14 violations	$3,230
#12900700	Apr 25, 1978	Complaint (B)	No violations
#12925707	Feb 18, 1978	Complaint (B)	No violations
#12910196	Jun 15, 1977	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#12800405	Jun 14, 1977	Complaint (B)	4 violations
#12924528	Mar 24, 1977	Accident (A)	1 violation	$350
#12923900	Sep 30, 1976	Complaint (B)	No violations
#12905931	Dec 16, 1975	Planned (H)	No violations
#12885943	Dec 16, 1975	Planned (H)	2 violations	$80

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

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Nov 23, 1988.

Citations on Record

30 serious, 1 willful, 9 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$35,300

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

Current Penalties

$7,350

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Dec 23, 1987. Final orders are recorded through Oct 3, 1988. 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	1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 A01	Serious	$800	$400	Jan 22, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01002	1910.104 Oxygen OSHA citation code: 19100104 B08 VI	Serious	$200	$100	Feb 11, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01003	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$500	$250	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01004A	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C05	Serious	$600	$300	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01004B	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C11	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01004C	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 D	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01005	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$700	$350	Feb 11, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01006	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 G01	Serious	$500	$250	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01007A	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B03 I	Serious	$700	$350	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01007B	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B04 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01007C	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01007D	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01007E	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01008	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I	Serious	$300	$150	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01009	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I	Serious	$100	$50	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01010	1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C01	Serious	$500	$250	Jan 11, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01011A	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IIB	Serious	$400	$200	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01011B	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 VB	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01011C	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A05 VIB	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01011D	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B04 IXC	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01011E	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 E02 III	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01012A	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Serious	$1,000	$500	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01012B	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 III	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01012C	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 IIIG	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01012D	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01012E	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
01012F	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 11, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
02001	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Other	$2,000	$400	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
02002	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C	Serious	$4,000	$600	Dec 28, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
02003	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03	Serious	$5,000	$350	Feb 11, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
02004	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B	Willful	$6,000	$600	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
02005	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$9,000	$2,000	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
02006	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03	Other	$3,000	$250	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
03001	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A09	Other	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
03002	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B	Other	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
03003	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 III	Other	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
03004	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 I	Other	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
03005	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 III	Other	$0	$0	Dec 28, 1987	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
03006	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 M01	Other	$0	$0	Jan 25, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988
03007	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 II	Other	$0	$0	Jan 2, 1988	Dec 23, 1987	Oct 3, 1988

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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