COLUMBUS, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: EDWARDS COMPANIES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EDWARDS COMPANIES in 41 & 49 EAST 9TH AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43201 (NAICS 236116). OSHA activity number 341672400.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EDWARDS COMPANIES
- Site address
- 41 & 49 EAST 9TH AVENUE
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43201
- Mailing
- 495 SOUTH HIGH STREET SUITE 350, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
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
- 236116
- Employees
- 1000
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $7,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a. On August 1, 2016, subcontractors were observed working on the roof of a 4 story multi-family apartment structure, 48 feet from the ground installing a roof hatch without fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7482.6
- · Z (S) $12471
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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 341672400.
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