COLUMBUS, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: KENT COMPANY
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of KENT COMPANY in 1231 GABRIELLE ELAINE DR., COLUMBUS, OH 43228 (NAICS 321918). OSHA activity number 339454589.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KENT COMPANY
- Site address
- 1231 GABRIELLE ELAINE DR.
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43228
- Mailing
- 130 10TH STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 321918
- Employees
- 260
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B04 II
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(4)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: a. On the site where materials were mixed with a concrete mixer for appling on apartment floors, there was an opening (seven and one half inches by 14 inches) in the guard over the rotating paddles, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $3400
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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 339454589.
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