COLUMBUS, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: SCHWARTZ'S SIDING ROOFING & RENOVATIONS LLC
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of SCHWARTZ'S SIDING ROOFING & RENOVATIONS LLC in 230 E LONG STREET, COLUMBUS, OH 43215 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 344515655.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SCHWARTZ'S SIDING ROOFING & RENOVATIONS LLC
- Site address
- 230 E LONG STREET
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43215
- Mailing
- PO BOX 357, WESTFIELD, IN 46074
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D11
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,049 · Current $1,418 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(11): Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded: a) Schwartz's Siding Roofing & Renovations LLC located at 230 E. Long Street, Columbus, OH 43215: On and preceding December 10, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that vertical lifelines used for fall protection at or near leading edges were protected against being cut. A vertical lifeline, rope grab was used as a personal fall arrest system (PFAS) by the framing crews near 90 degree leading edges while installing parapet walls and wood decking at heights beyond 6 feet. The lifeline was not protected from being cut by the 90 degree edge in the event of a fall. The following condition exposed the sub-contractor employees to falls in excess of 70 feet.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1418
- · C (S) $4049
- · Z (S) $4049
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,049 · Current $1,418 Reduced
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 could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a) Schwartz's Siding Roofing & Renovations LLC located at 230 E. Long Street, Columbus, OH 43215: On and preceding December 10, 2019, the controlling employer did not ensure that vertical lifelines used for fall protection were rigged so that employees could not free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level. A vertical lifeline, rope grab was used as a personal fall arrest system (PFAS) by the framing crews near 90 degree leading edges while installing parapet walls and wood decking at heights beyond 6 feet. Lifelines were not rigged in a way to limit fall distance to 6 feet and or keep the worker from contacting the lower level. The following condition exposed sub-contractor employees to falls exceeding 70 feet.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1418
- · C (S) $4049
- · Z (S) $4049
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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 344515655.
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