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OSHA Inspection: BOWDOIN COLLEGE

Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of BOWDOIN COLLEGE in BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 335141792.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
Site address
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
City
BRUNSWICK
State
ME
ZIP
04011
Mailing
3800 COLLEGE STREET, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011
Inspection type
Programmed Related (I)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238990
Employees
2
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 E01

Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 18, 2012
Abate by
Jul 19, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $5,000
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):     When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    At the Jobsite - There was no ladder for access to and from scaffold.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $5000
  • · Z (S) $4000

1926.1053 B04

Other-than-serious 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 18, 2012
Abate by
Jul 19, 2012
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    At the Jobsite - Ladders were used for purposes other then the purpose for which they were designed.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $5000

1926.451 F15

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 18, 2012
Abate by
Jul 19, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15):     Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph:    At the Jobsite - A ladder was being used to increase the level of height.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

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