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OSHA Inspection: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION in 1661 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20006 (NAICS 921190). OSHA activity number 344573258.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1661 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
ZIP
20006
Mailing
600 MARYLAND AVENUE, SW SUITE 7106, WASHINGTON, DC 20013
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
921190
Employees
16
Ownership type
D

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B01

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 17, 2020
Abate by
Jun 23, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  a) Rubinstein Grand Salon - An employee was exposed to an 11 foot, 4 inch fall hazard while dismantling an art exhibit and standing on a scaffold work platform that was missing an 18 inch fabricated scaffold plank, on or about 01/15/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.451 G01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 17, 2020
Abate by
Jun 23, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) Rubinstein Grand Salon - An employee was standing on a scaffold work platform 11 foot, 4 inches above the floor while dismantling an art exhibit and was not using fall protection, on or about 01/15/2020.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

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