FORT KENT, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: LEE MERCHANT SIGNS, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LEE MERCHANT SIGNS, LLC in MAIN STREET, FORT KENT, ME 04743 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 339867574.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LEE MERCHANT SIGNS, LLC
- Site address
- MAIN STREET
- City
- FORT KENT
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04743
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 634, CARIBOU, ME 04736
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1413 A02 I D
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1413(a)(2)(i)(D): A competent person did not inspect the wire rope for improperly applied end connections: Rite Aid - Two of the three wire rope clips, for the end connection on the Sky Hook Aerial Crane, were saddled on the dead end.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1434 A
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1434(a): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made and did not meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4) or (a)(5) of this section: Rite Aid - The Sky Hook Aerial Crane was mounted on a truck that was not equipped with outriggers and the load chart had not been updated.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1417 C01
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1417(c)(1): 29 CFR 1926.1417(c)(1): The procedures applicable to the operation of the equipment, including rated capacities (load charts), recommended operating speeds, special hazard warnings, instructions, and operator's manual, were not readily available in the cab at all times for use by the operator: Rite Aid - The operator's manual for the Sky Hook Aerial Crane was not readily available in the cab.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1423 E02
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1423(e)(2): Fall protection equipment was not used while employees were at work station(s) or on other parts of the equipment (including the boom), which was six feet or more above a lower level: Rite Aid - The employee standing on the Sky Hook Aerial Crane, 10 feet above the ground, was not utilizing fall protection equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1412 E03 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(3)(i): The employer did not document and maintain the results of the monthly inspection including the items checked along with the date and signature of the person performing the inspection: Sky Hook Aerial Crane - The monthly inspection was not documented.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1926.1412 F07
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(7): 29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(7): The employer did not document, maintain, or retain for a minimum of 12 months the items checked, the results of the inspection, the name and signature of the person conducting the inspection, and the date of the inspection: Sky Hook Aerial Crane - The annual inspection was not documented.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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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 339867574.
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