MENTOR, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: BERLIN PLUMBING, LTD
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BERLIN PLUMBING, LTD in 7701 REYNOLDS ROAD, MENTOR, OH 44060 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 334241437.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BERLIN PLUMBING, LTD
- Site address
- 7701 REYNOLDS ROAD
- City
- MENTOR
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44060
- Mailing
- PO BOX 265, BERLIN, OH 44610
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- May 22, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: On site at 7701 Reynolds Road, Mentor, Ohio: The spoil pile was located at the edge of a 6 foot deep trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $2400
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 22, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: On site at 7701 Reynolds Road, Mentor, Ohio: Soil cave-in protection was not provided for an employee performing work in an excavation with one face unprotected at 6 feet in depth and the other face benched at 4 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- May 22, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated: On site at 7701 Reynolds Road, Mentor, Ohio: There was no competent person on site or employed within the company to inspect a 6 foot deep trench entered by employees in order to replace a sewer pipe.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $2400
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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 334241437.
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