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OSHA Inspection: HOCHSTETLER BUILDINGS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HOCHSTETLER BUILDINGS, INC. in 6861 BALE KENYON ROAD, LEWIS CENTER, OH 43035 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 342298023.

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Site address
6861 BALE KENYON ROAD
City
LEWIS CENTER
State
OH
ZIP
43035
Mailing
7927 MEMORIAL DRIVE, PLAIN CITY, OH 43064
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
236220
Employees
11
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 G04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 15, 2017
Abate by
Aug 25, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $3,296 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4): Guardrail systems installed to meet the requirements of this section shall comply with the following provisions (guardrail systems built in accordance with Appendix A to this subpart will be deemed to meet the requirements of paragraphs (g)(4)(vii), (viii), and (ix) of this section):  29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.  a. On or before May 3, 2017, where an employee was working from an elevated platform, the platform did not have the toprail chains installed, thereby exposing the employee to a 12 foot fall hazard.  b. On or before May 3, 2017, where an employee was working from an elevated platform, the platform did not have midrails on the sides or ends, thereby exposing the employee to a 12 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3295.5
  • — Z (S) $5070

1926.501 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 15, 2017
Abate by
Aug 25, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $3,296 Reduced
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 or before May 3, 2017, where employees were framing the roof on the west side of the building, the employees were not protected from falls, thereby being exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3295.5
  • — Z (S) $5070

1926.501 B10

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 15, 2017
Penalty
Initial $3,621 · Current $2,354 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.  a. On or before May 3, 2017 where employees were conducting roofing work, the employees were not protected from falls by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system, thereby being exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2353.65
  • — Z (S) $3621

1926.602 C01 II

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 15, 2017
Abate by
Aug 25, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): No modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment shall be made without the manufacturer's written approval. If such modifications or changes are made, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly. In no case shall the original safety factor of the equipment be reduced.  a. On or before May 3, 2017, where a forklift was modified to be used to hoist employees by the use of a platform, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals were not changed, thereby exposing employees to fall, struck-by, or other hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $5070

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