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OSHA Inspection: KARST & SONS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KARST & SONS, INC. in LINDEN MCKINLEY HS DUXBERRY AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43204 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 330926288.

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Establishment
KARST & SONS, INC.
Site address
LINDEN MCKINLEY HS DUXBERRY AVE
City
COLUMBUS
State
OH
ZIP
43204
Mailing
6496 TAYLOR ROAD, SW, REYNOLDSBURG, OH 43068
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238140
Employees
42
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.451 F04

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 11, 2011
Abate by
Aug 18, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4):     Any part of a scaffold damaged or weakened such that its strength is less than that required byparagraph (a) of this section shall be immediately repaired or replaced, braced to meet those provisions, or removed from service untilrepaired.        a.  On the site, the employer did not ensure the outrigger scaffold bracket which was weakened had been removed from service.  The bracket was part of a group of scaffold components recently purchased in an auction.  The components had not been thoroughly inspected and tested to ensure they were not damaged or in disrepair.  The bracket was being used on a site when the weld broke causing the employee to fall approximately 13 feet to ground.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $4900
  • — Z (S) $4900

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