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OSHA Inspection: RICHLAND CO. & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

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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Site address
601 E 2ND ST.
City
DEFIANCE
State
OH
ZIP
43512
Mailing
101 CLINTON STREET SUITE 2200, DEFIANCE, OH 43512
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238160
Employees
17
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.502 D16 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 22, 2014
Penalty
Initial $1,700 · Current $1,100 Reduced
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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