FORT KNOX, KY —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN SHEET METAL, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUTHERN SHEET METAL, INC. in BUILDING 500 BAMMON GYM, FORT KNOX, KY 40121 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 343915963.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTHERN SHEET METAL, INC.
- Site address
- BUILDING 500 BAMMON GYM
- City
- FORT KNOX
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40121
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 53, MURRAY, KY 42071
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
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- May 2, 2019
- Abate by
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,546 · 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) $4546
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- May 2, 2019
- Abate by
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): be 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, a worker working at the edge of the roof nailing down edge metal for the TPO roof installation was 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) $5300
- — Z (S) $5304
1926.503 A02 III
- Issued
- May 2, 2019
- Abate by
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $0 Reduced
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: A worker who was 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) $5304
1926.51 F03 I
- Issued
- May 2, 2019
- Abate by
- May 29, 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 sheet metal for the 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 343915963.
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