PHILIP SERVICES CORPORATION

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, PHILIP SERVICES CORPORATION — a industry sector 00 facility located at 2166 MILFORD STREET, CHARLESTON, SC 29405 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 46 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $270,625.00. The inspection case was opened on 1998-05-06.

This facility represents one of the most severe enforcement actions in the OSHA SVEP database. Willful violations combined with penalties exceeding $100,000 indicate a pattern of deliberate non-compliance that poses an imminent danger to workers.

State Context: Within SC, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 39,390 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $977.57.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 46 citations spanning 3 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 8 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 6 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning March 5, 1997 with the latest abatement deadline set for April 7, 1997. Of the 46 total citations, 12 (26%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $270,625.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $5,883.15 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement profile for Philip Services Corporation’s Charleston facility reveals a catastrophic breakdown in Permit-Required