PARKERSBURG, WV —
OSHA Inspection: PETER K. HIGGS GENERAL CONTRACTING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PETER K. HIGGS GENERAL CONTRACTING in 19 WHARTON DRIVE, PARKERSBURG, WV 26104 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 343287363.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PETER K. HIGGS GENERAL CONTRACTING
- Site address
- 19 WHARTON DRIVE
- City
- PARKERSBURG
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26104
- Mailing
- 4535 IRELAND ROAD, COOLVILLE, OH 45723
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,326 · Current $1,798 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: (a) Residential Roof, Parkersburg: On July 9, 2018 an employee was wearing eye glasses without protective lenses in accordance with the Z87.1-1968 requirements, while using a pneumatic nail gun to install shingles. (b) Residential Roof, Parkersburg: On July 9, 2018 an employee was wearing sunglasses without protective lenses in accordance with the Z87.1-1968 requirements, while using a pneumatic nail gun to install shingles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1797.5
- — Z (S) $3326
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,103 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (a) Residential Roof, Parkersburg: On July 9, 2018 employees were installing shingles on a roof that measured approximately 26 feet eave to ground without the use of a fall protection system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2102.5
- — Z (S) $3880
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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 343287363.
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