POPLARVILLE, MS —
OSHA Inspection: SMITH MASONRY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SMITH MASONRY, INC. in PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BROWN STONE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, POPLARVILLE, MS 39470 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 335983987.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMITH MASONRY, INC.
- Site address
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE BROWN STONE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
- City
- POPLARVILLE
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39470
- Mailing
- 20 BREAZEALE ROAD, PURVIS, MS 39475
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows: a. Ethel Brownstone Center for Performing Arts, Pearl River Community College - On or about August 20, 2012 employees were observed working from a scaffold platform that was not fully planked. SMITH MASONRY, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(b)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 315307405 CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON 03/07/2012, WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF 03/31/2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT US HWY 49, COLLINS, MS 39428.
Recent events (3)
- — A (R) $5600
- — I (R) $4000
- — Z (R) $5600
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part. a. Ethel Brownstone Center for Performing Arts, Pearl River Community College, Poplarville MS - On or about August 20, 2012 employees were observed working from a scaffold platform that was 17 feet above a concrete floor without having guardrails or other forms of fall protection. SMITH MASONRY, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(g)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 315307405 CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 003, ISSUED ON 03/07/2012, WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF 03/31/2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT US HWY 49, COLLINS, MS 39428.
Recent events (3)
- — A (R) $7000
- — I (R) $4000
- — Z (R) $7000
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. a. Ethel Brownstone Center for Perfroming Arts, Pearl River Community College, Poplarville MS - On or about August 20, 2012 employees were observed working from a 17 feet high scaffold without having safe access to the work platform. An employee was observed climbing the scaffold frame because a ladder was not attached to the scaffold. SMITH MASONRY, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.451(e)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 315307405 CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 002, ISSUED ON 03/07/2012, WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF 03/31/2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT US HWY 49, COLLINS, MS 39428.
Recent events (3)
- — A (R) $7000
- — I (R) $4000
- — Z (R) $7000
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer is responsible for requiring the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions or where this part indicates the need for using such equipment to reduce the hazards to the employees. a. Ethel Brownstone Center for Performing Arts, Pearl River Community College, Poplarville MS - On or about August 20, 2012 employees were observed operating all terrain forklifts without wearing the installed seat belt.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 335983987.
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