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OSHA Inspection: HIGHLAND STEEL ERECTORS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HIGHLAND STEEL ERECTORS, INC. in 1801 DEFFENBAUGH COURT, BLACKLICK, OH 43004 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 340031574.

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Site address
1801 DEFFENBAUGH COURT
City
BLACKLICK
State
OH
ZIP
43004
Mailing
P.O. BOX 590, HELENWOOD, TN 37755
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
238120
Employees
70
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.152 E04

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Oct 29, 2014
Abate by
Nov 18, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $1,155 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.152(e)(4): The dispensing units shall be protected against collision damage.  a. At the south side of the building where employees used a 100 gallon fuel tank to refill equipment such as, but not limited to aerial lifts and forklifts, the dispensing tank was not protected from damage, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1155
  • — Z (S) $2100

1926.453 B02 IV

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 29, 2014
Abate by
Nov 18, 2014
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $2,695 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position.  a. On the south side of the worksite where employees were connecting purlins from the elevated basket of an aerial lift, the employees were standing and climbing on the guardrails of the basket, thereby being exposed to a 28 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2695
  • — Z (S) $4900

1926.453 B02 V

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 29, 2014
Abate by
Nov 18, 2014
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $2,695 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).   a. In the south side of the building where an employee was working from the elevated basket of an aerial lift, the employee's lanyard was not connected, thereby exposing employees to a 28 foot fall hazard.  b. In the northwest corner of the building where employees were welding from the elevated basket of an aerial lift, employees lanyards were not connected, thereby exposing employees to a 32 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2695
  • — Z (S) $4900

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