DEFIANCE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: RICHLAND CO. & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RICHLAND CO. & ASSOCIATES, INC. in 601 E 2ND ST., DEFIANCE, OH 43512 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339756835.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- RICHLAND CO. & ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Site address
- 601 E 2ND ST.
- City
- DEFIANCE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43512
- Mailing
- 101 CLINTON STREET SUITE 2200, DEFIANCE, OH 43512
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- May 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a) Richland Co. & Associates, Inc. on or about May 06, 2014, at the address of 601 E. 2nd St. Defiance, OH: The employer failed to ensure personal fall arrests systems utilized by employees working from a roof deck were rigged and/or adjusted in a way that, in the event of a fall, would prevent workers from contacting the ground below. Anchoring points and rope grabs were not adjusted to protect employees from an approximate 12 ft. fall to the ground below while performing roofing work on the southeast roof line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1100
- — Z (S) $1700
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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 339756835.
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