NEW ALBANY, OH —
OSHA Inspection: SPEER MECHANICAL
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SPEER MECHANICAL in 8825 SMITHS MILL ROAD, NEW ALBANY, OH 43054 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 331088443.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SPEER MECHANICAL
- Site address
- 8825 SMITHS MILL ROAD
- City
- NEW ALBANY
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43054
- Mailing
- 600 OAKLAND PARK AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43214
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238220
- Employees
- 245
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.350 A09
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinders shall be secured in an upright position at all times except, if necessary,for short periods of time while cylinders are actually being hoisted or carried. a. On the roof where welding tanks were used, the employer had a cylinder of acetalene laying flat on the roof thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1890
- — Z (S) $2700
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and verticalsurface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrailsystems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a. On the roof of the building where two employees were working on the top of an HVAC unit, fall protection was not used thereby exposing the employees to a 7 foot fall hazrd.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1890
- — Z (S) $2700
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed: a. On the roof where employees were accessing the top of a HVAC unit to screw the seals together, the 6 foot step ladder was not used for its intended purpose thereby exposing employes to a 7 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1890
- — Z (S) $2700
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step: a. On the roof of the building where employees were accessing the top of the HVAC unit, the step ladder bing used was not tall enough for employees to safely access the ladder requiring employees to use the top step of the six foot ladder to climb off the unit thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 331088443.
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