COLUMBUS, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: CONTRACT SWEEPERS AND EQUIPMENT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CONTRACT SWEEPERS AND EQUIPMENT, INC. in 2137 PARKWOOD AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43219 (NAICS 562998). OSHA activity number 342329323.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CONTRACT SWEEPERS AND EQUIPMENT, INC.
- Site address
- 2137 PARKWOOD AVENUE
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43219
- Mailing
- 2137 PARKWOOD AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43219
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 562998
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,310 · Current $3,017 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion. a. At the workplace in the Repair Area, employees were exposed to a Craftsman Variable Speed Bench Grinder that did not have its work rest adjusted to within one-eighth inch to it's grinding wheels. Employees used the bench grinder for part grinding and shaping operations. b. At the workplace in the Repair Area, employees were exposed to a Fixed Speed Bench Grinder that did not have its work rest adjusted to within one-eighth inch to it's grinding wheels. Employees used the bench grinder for part grinding and shaping operations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3017
- · Z (S) $4310
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.) a. At the workplace in the Repair Area, employees were exposed to a Craftsman Variable Speed Bench Grinder that did not have it's tongue guard adjusted to within one-fourth inch to it's grinding wheels. The tongue guard was approximately 7/8 inch from the grinding wheels. Employees used the Craftsman Variable Speed Bench Grinder for part grinding and shaping operations.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342329323.
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