FORT KNOX, KY —
OSHA Inspection: SWIFT ROOFING OF E-TOWN, INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SWIFT ROOFING OF E-TOWN, INC in BUILDING 850 RADIO ST. GAMMON GYM, FORT KNOX, KY 40121 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 343914156.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SWIFT ROOFING OF E-TOWN, INC
- Site address
- BUILDING 850 RADIO ST. GAMMON GYM
- City
- FORT KNOX
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40121
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 502, ELIZABETHTOWN, KY 42701
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,956 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers: a) Fort Knox Army Base - Building 850 - Gammon Gym Job Site - lower east roofing section: On or about April 4, 2019: A competent person did not conduct frequent and regular inspections to identify and correct hazards such as but not limited to electrical hazards, fall hazards, struck-by hazards, and caught-in/between hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7956
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $13,260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level: a) Fort Knox Army Base - Building 850 - Gammon Gym Job Site - lower east roofing section: On or about April 4, 2019, two workers working at the edge of the roof for the installation of the TPO roof were tied off to a 25 foot ropes with rope grabs that were attached to a fall cart at a distance of approximately 23 feet from the edge where they were working exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 14.5 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13260
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.503 A02 II
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used: a) Fort Knox Army Base - Building 850 - Gammon Gym Job Site - lower east roofing section: The workers who installed and inspected the Tri Rex Les Predator Fall Cart and attached lifelines did not recognize the workers were not protected exposing them to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.503 A02 III
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used: a) Fort Knox Army Base - Building 850 - Gammon Gym Job Site - lower east roofing section: The workers who were using the Tri Rex Les Predator Fall Cart and attached lifelines did not recognize that they were not protected exposing them to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.51 F03 I
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(i): Lavatories were not made available in all places of employment: a) Fort Knox Army Base - Building 850 Gammon Gym Job Site: On or about April 4, 2019 The employer did not provide workers installing a TPO roof system that used the portable toilet with lavatories to wash their hands exposing them to hazards associated related to bacteria and fecal matter.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 343914156.
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