PORTLAND, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: RICHARD P. WALTZ PLUMBING & HEATING CO. INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RICHARD P. WALTZ PLUMBING & HEATING CO. INC. in ST. JOHN STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04101 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 339049777.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RICHARD P. WALTZ PLUMBING & HEATING CO. INC.
- Site address
- ST. JOHN STREET
- City
- PORTLAND
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04101
- Mailing
- 179 PRESUMPSCOT STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04103
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
- 238220
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- May 14, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: At the Jobsite - The employees working on the roof approximately 12 feet above the ground were not protected from falling by adequate fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2240
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.503 C03
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- May 14, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill: At the Jobsite - Employees working on a flat roof approximately 12 feet from the ground using no type of fall protection whose knowledge of fall protection showed inadequacies were not retrained by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $1200
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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 339049777.
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