JONESBORO, AR —
OSHA Inspection: RAMSONS CONSTRUCTION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RAMSONS CONSTRUCTION in 2720 A ST., JONESBORO, AR 72401 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 343361804.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAMSONS CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 2720 A ST.
- City
- JONESBORO
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72401
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 9185, JONESBORO, AR 72401
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: On or about August 2, 2018 and times prior thereto, employees did not wear any type of fall protection while working from aerial lift baskets. This condition exposed employees to fall from heights hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. On or about August 2, 2018 and times prior thereto, employees laying concrete decking on the area above the tunnel were exposed to falls greater than 6 feet on the side of the retaining wall. This condition exposed employees to fall from heights hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.501 B06
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(6): Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems: On or about August 2, 2018 and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to falls greater than 6 feet due to unprotected sides along the dirt pathway next to the retaining wall where the training center will be built. This condition exposes employees to fall from heights hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $6467
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: On or about August 2, 2018 and times prior thereto, the employer failed to cap all the exposed rebar in the following instances: a) The horizontal rebar over the tunnel area where the training facility will be. b) the vertical rebar near the tunnel that employees were required to walk over prior to it being fill in, and c) in the northeast corner of the site where employees were installing pvc pipes and underground wiring This condition exposed employees to impalement hazards in the event of a fall.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.1424 A02 II
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1424(a)(2)(ii): To prevent employees from entering hazard areas, the employer did not erect and maintain control lines, warning lines, railings or similar barriers to mark the boundaries of the hazard areas and/or did not train each employee to understand what these markings signify. On or about August 2, 2018 and times prior thereto, the Bucyrus-Erie crane swing radius was not barricaded to keep employees out of the swing radius. This condition exposed employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (S) $9054
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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 343361804.
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