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OSHA Inspection: RUSS JAMES CONTRACTING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of RUSS JAMES CONTRACTING, INC. in 315 STATE STREET, SALEM, OH 44460 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 340559038.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
315 STATE STREET
City
SALEM
State
OH
ZIP
44460
Mailing
PO BOX 1472, ZANESVILLE, OH 43702
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.850 A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 12, 2015
Abate by
May 16, 2015
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.850(a): Prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations, an engineering survey shall be made, by a competent person, of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure. Any adjacent structure where employees may be exposed shall also be similarly checked. The employer did not have in writing evidence that such a survey has been performed:    On or about April 16, 2015, the employer had not compiled and made available for employees, an engineering survey prior to the commencement and during the entire demolition of the structure located at 315 East State Street, Salem, OH.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $1200
  • — C (S) $2000
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.1101 F01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 12, 2015
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): The employer who has a workplace or work operation where exposure monitoring is required under this section did not perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees may be exposed:    On or about April 16, 2015, the employer had not conducted the monitoring as required while demolishing the building on 315 E. State Street, Salem, OH after being provided a survey conducted by the city of Salem, prior to the building becoming structurally unstable, that asbestos containing materials were present within the structure.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $1200
  • — C (S) $2000
  • — Z (S) $2000

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 340559038.

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