COLUMBUS, OH —
OSHA Inspection: MID OHIO CONTRACTING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MID OHIO CONTRACTING in 555 NATIONWIDE BLVD, COLUMBUS, OH 43215 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 341690352.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MID OHIO CONTRACTING
- Site address
- 555 NATIONWIDE BLVD
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43215
- Mailing
- 1400 DUBLIN ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. a. On the site where employees were operating powered industrial trucks to move equipment and debris from the building during demolition, the employer did not follow the requirements of the powered industrial standard by requiring employees to attend formal instruction and perform a written test. The management did not perform an evaluation of the operators performance in the workplace prior to having the employee operate the powered industrial truck thereby exposing employees to a struck-by/fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4988
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $1,995 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 the north side of the second floor mezzanine where walls were being demolished, the employees were not provided or required to wear fall protection when working at the edge of the floor there by exposing employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1995.2
- — Z (S) $4988
1926.502 A02
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(a)(2): Employers shall provide and install all fall protection systems required by this subpart for an employee, and shall comply with all other pertinent requirements of this subpart before that employee begins the work that necessitates the fall protection. a. On the north side of the second level where employees were throwing demolition trash and debris to the level below, the employer did not install a fall protection system such as, but not limited to, a guardrail system thereby exposing employees to a 12 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4988
1926.502 D06
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6): Unless the snap hook is a locking type and designed for the following connections, snaphooks shall not be engaged: 29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; a. On the first level where employees were removing debris from the building working near open floor holes, the employees connected the snap hook around a rail and connected the lifeline back to the nylon lanyard thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard. The lifeline was designed for connection to an anchorage device rather than the nylon webbing of the lifeline.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4988
1926.503 A02
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $1,995 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas: 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; a. On the site where employees were removing walls as part of a demolition project, the employer did not provide fall protection training thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1995.2
- — Z (S) $4988
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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 341690352.
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