DOVER, DE ·
OSHA Inspection: R.M. SHOEMAKER COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of R.M. SHOEMAKER COMPANY in HECHT'S DOVER MALL, DOVER, DE 19901 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109648238.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- R.M. SHOEMAKER COMPANY
- Site address
- HECHT'S DOVER MALL
- City
- DOVER
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19901
- Mailing
- ONE TOWER BRIDGE, POST OFFICE BOX 888, WEST CONSHOCKEN, PA 19428
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1542
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 7, 1997
- Abate by
- Aug 12, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5 (a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees in that employees were exposed to a twenty foot fall hazard when they were permitted to climb up a portable extension ladder and to climb over or through the guardrails to access the roof. 07-10-97 a) South East Corner, Dover Mall, Hecht's Dept Store A feasible method of abatement to correct this hazard would be to remove the ladder and utilize the ladder access located at the opposite side. This ladder was properly secured at the top and was measured three feet above the roof landing. It provided safe access to the roof area.
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $625.00
- · Z (S) $1250.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 109648238.
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