FORT SMITH, AR ·
OSHA Inspection: R & O SIGN COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of R & O SIGN COMPANY in 6001 ROGERS AVENUE, FORT SMITH, AR 72903 (NAICS 339950). OSHA activity number 339097115.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R & O SIGN COMPANY
- Site address
- 6001 ROGERS AVENUE
- City
- FORT SMITH
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72903
- Mailing
- 471752 EAST 1140 RD., MULDROW, OK 74948
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 339950
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards. Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard. On or about May 30, 2013 at or near 6001 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, employees were working on an open sided platform installing the advertising graphic on a billboard sign without any method of fall protection. The platform was not equipped with railings and employees were not utilizing fall protection equipment such as harnesses and lanyards. This condition exposed employees to falls in excess of 20 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339097115.
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