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OSHA Inspection: SMITH PAVING & EXCAVATING, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SMITH PAVING & EXCAVATING, INC. in CORNER OF WAYNE AND ELIZABETH STREETS, LIMA, OH 45801 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 339653768.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
CORNER OF WAYNE AND ELIZABETH STREETS
City
LIMA
State
OH
ZIP
45801
Mailing
4426 N. OLD STATE ROAD, NORWALK, OH 44857
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237310
Employees
95
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 D

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,625 · Current $1,838 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with a warning vest or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:  a)  Smith Paving & Excavating, Inc. on or about March 28, 2014, at the site located near the intersection of Wayne and Elizabeth Streets in Lima, OH: The employer failed to ensure employees were easily visible to vehicular traffic by ensuring all employees wore high visibility garments while working near or in an active roadway at an excavation.  Due to this condition, employees walking and working parallel to the roadway were exposed to potential struck-by injuries caused from a vehicular collision.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1837.5
  • — Z (S) $2625

1926.651 C02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.  a)  Smith Paving & Excavating, Inc. on or about March 28, 2014, at the site located near the intersection of Wayne and Elizabeth Streets in Lima, OH: The employer did not ensure an employee performing work in a 5 ft. deep trench was provided with immediate access/egress by placing the ladder inside the trench.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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