OSHA Inspection: COMFORT SYSTEMS USA

Issued

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3): How do I record a work-related injury or illness that results in days away from work? When an injury or illness involves one or more days away from work, you must record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log with a check mark in the space for cases involving days away and an entry of the number of calendar days away from work in the number of days column. If the employee is out for an extended period of time, you must enter an estimate of the days that the employee will be away, and update the day count when the actual number of days is known.   At Comfort Systems USA located in Worthington, OH:  a. On the 2014 OSHA 300 log, the employer did not ensure all the number of days away from work was recorded in column K.

Issued

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4): How do I record a work-related injury or illness that results in restricted work or job transfer? When an injury or illness involves restricted work or job transfer but does not involve death or days away from work, you must record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log by placing a check mark in the space for job transfer or restriction and an entry of the number of restricted or transferred days in the restricted workdays column.    At Comfort Systems USA located in Worthington, OH:  a. On the 2014 OSHA 300 log, the employer did not ensure all the number of days for work restricted or transferred were recorded in column L.

Issued

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.  At Comfort Systems USA located in Worthington, OH:  a. On the 2014 OSHA 300 log, the employer did not ensure all the required information was provided in column F.      1. Case number 1, 6/6/14, did not include the cause of the injury.      2. Case number 2, 6/24/14, did not include the cause of the injury.

Issued

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(6): Are there situations where I do not put the employee's name on the forms for privacy reasons? Yes, if you have a "privacy concern case," you may not enter the employee's name on the OSHA 300 Log. Instead, enter "privacy case" in the space normally used for the employee's name. This will protect the privacy of the injured or ill employee when another employee, a former employee, or an authorized employee representative is provided access to the OSHA 300 Log under �� 1904.35(b)(2). You must keep a separate, confidential list of the case numbers and employee names for your privacy concern cases so you can update the cases and provide the information to the government if asked to do so.  At Comfort Systems USA located in Worthington, OH:      a. On the 2014 OSHA 300 log, the employer did not ensure the names of the injured employees were provided in column B.