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OSHA Inspection: R.B. JERGENS CONTRACTORS, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of R.B. JERGENS CONTRACTORS, INC. in NEAR 7773 CINCINNATI-DAYTON RD.(NORTH OF FITQUEST), WEST CHESTER, OH 45069 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304342934.

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Site address
NEAR 7773 CINCINNATI-DAYTON RD.(NORTH OF FITQUEST)
City
WEST CHESTER
State
OH
ZIP
45069
Mailing
11418 N. DIXIE DR., VANDALIA, OH 45377
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1623
Employees
15
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Construction safety.

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 23, 2001
Abate by
May 26, 2001
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $1,150 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that:
Employees were exposed to the hazards of being overcome, engulfed, or
trapped in confined
spaces, such as, but not limited to, sanitary sewers and manholes, due to
not following confined
space entry procedures in the following situation:
a.On or about April 16, 2001, an employee entered an active sanitary sewer
manhole on
the Cincinnati-Dayton Road jobsite without the following:
1.Chest or full body safety harness.
2.Retrieval line attached to a safety harness.
3.The other end of the retrieval line attached to a mechanical device or
fixed point
outside the confined space.
4.A tripod and mechanical device for non-entry rescue or documented entry
rescue
procedures and services.
5.Confined space entry permit to document the air test results and
acceptable entry
conditions, as well as, identify who the authorized entrant, attendant, and
supervisor are and what equipment such as personal protective equipment,
testing
equipment, communication equipment, alarm system, and rescue equipment may
be required.
6.  A standby person/attendant trained on the signs and sypmtoms of
someone being
overcome or over-exposed to different substances.
Among other methods, one feasible method to correct the hazards is to
implement a
comprehensive confined space entry program.
Recent events (2)
  • — R (S) $1150.00
  • — Z (S) $4000.00

1926.20 B02

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 23, 2001
Abate by
May 11, 2001
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — R (S) $1150.00
  • — Z (S) $2000.00

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 23, 2001
Abate by
May 26, 2001
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $1,150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — R (S) $1150.00
  • — Z (S) $4000.00

1926.21 B06 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 23, 2001
Abate by
May 26, 2001
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $1,150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — R (S) $1150.00
  • — Z (S) $4000.00

1926.302 B07

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 23, 2001
Abate by
May 26, 2001
Penalty
Initial $1,600 · Current $1,150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — R (S) $1150.00
  • — Z (S) $1600.00

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