LORAIN, OH —
OSHA Inspection: WEATHERTIGHT CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WEATHERTIGHT CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 3900 BROADWAY AVE., LORAIN, OH 44053 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 338164619.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WEATHERTIGHT CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 3900 BROADWAY AVE.
- City
- LORAIN
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44053
- Mailing
- 413 N.CENTER ST., LAGRANGE, OH 44050
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01 II
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm): On or about 12/14/2012, employees installing asphalt shingles on a commercial building were using framed tubular steel scaffolding that was not fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: On or about 12/14/2012, tubular steel framed scaffolding used by employees completing roofing activities was not leveled and/or supported by a base plate.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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. Cross braces were used as a means of access. On or about 12/14/2012, the ladder scaffold used by employees applying asphalt shingles to a commercial building during a gut/rehab project did not have a mean of access.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: On or about 12/14/2012, employees installing asphalt shingles on a commercial building without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard from an eave height of approximately 12 feet and a roof pitch of 7:12 on the sides of the building and 12:12 in the front of the building.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 338164619.
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