APPLETON, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: SCHMITT CONTRACTING
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SCHMITT CONTRACTING in 2598 TOUCHMARK DR, APPLETON, WI 54914 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 330977364.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SCHMITT CONTRACTING
- Site address
- 2598 TOUCHMARK DR
- City
- APPLETON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54914
- Mailing
- 217 W 6TH ST, KAUKAUNA, WI 54130
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet(1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: Employees were working on a steep slope roof with an eave edge nine (9) feet above concrete surface without any fall protection equipment. Employee were working on a low slope roof with an eave edge nine (9) feet above compacted surface without any fall protection equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1300
- · Z (S) $2400
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2011
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards; the program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: Employees who were working at a height greater than six (6) feet above concrete and compacted surfaces did not recognize the hazard of falling from an elevation and know the OSHA subpart M standards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Ladder side rails on a portable ladder used for access to an upper landing surface did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access: Employees were utilizing an aluminum, multi-use portable ladder to access/egress a roof work surface without the side rails extended three feet above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $2400
1926.1060 A01 III
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders: Employees who did not received ladder safety training did not recognized the fall hazard related to utilizing a portable ladder to access/egress a roof work surface without the side raills extending three (3) feet above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 330977364.
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