AVON LAKE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PLUMBING INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AMERICAN PLUMBING INC. in 33100 REDWOOD, AVON LAKE, OH 44012 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 340453976.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN PLUMBING INC.
- Site address
- 33100 REDWOOD
- City
- AVON LAKE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44012
- Mailing
- 1063 BRADLEY RD., WESTLAKE, OH 44145
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 13, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part: (a) American Plumbing Inc. on or about March 10, 2015, at the address of 33100 Redwood Avon Lake, OH: The employer failed to develop a safety and health program for the purpose of communicating to affected employees; the methods and means of identifying and avoiding common hazards associated with the type of work the employer performs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 13, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) American Plumbing Inc. on or about March 10, 2015, at the address of 33100 Redwood Avon Lake, OH: The employer failed to ensure that employees had been trained in the recognition and avoidance of cave-in hazards such as but not limited to the use of protective systems while performing work tasks in a trench greater than 5 ft. in depth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or (c). (a) American Plumbing Inc. on or about March 10, 2015, at the address of 33100 Redwood, Avon Lake, OH: The employer failed to ensure employees were adequately protected from cave-ins while manually locating and cleaning out around a sewer pipe during a residential sanitary line replacement in an 8 ft. deep trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 340453976.
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