PAGO PAGO, AS —
OSHA Inspection: PARAMOUNT BUILDERS, LTD.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PARAMOUNT BUILDERS, LTD. in PARAMOUNT BUILDING 2 FAGAIMA INDUSTRIAL AREA, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 346027220.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PARAMOUNT BUILDERS, LTD.
- Site address
- PARAMOUNT BUILDING 2 FAGAIMA INDUSTRIAL AREA
- City
- PAGO PAGO
- State
- AS
- ZIP
- 96799
- Mailing
- PO BOX 2070, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799
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
- 236220
- Employees
- 123
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.303 B01
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $6,153 · Current $6,153
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section. Third floor: The grinder used to cut metal tubing for the side beam was missing the guard, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $6153
1926.405 B01
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,204 · Current $8,204
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Openings in boxes, cabinets, and fittings through which conductors entered were not effectively closed: Third floor: Electrical wiring was exposed from the opening on the side of the receptacle box used to power the welder. Employees were exposed to electrical and fire hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $8204
1926.403 B02
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions in the listing, labeling or certification. Third floor: A receptacle box designed to be installed inside a wall was used on the end of an extension cord to provide power the welder. Employees were exposed to electrical and fire hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.405 G02 III
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $6,153 · Current $6,153
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap: Third floor: The cord to the welder used to weld the side rail was spliced, exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $6153
1926.1052 C01
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $16,408 · Current $16,408
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): 29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with one stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge: Stairway on the southern side of the warehouse: The access to the second level was a stairway with a missing rails on the open side, exposing employees to fall hazards. Paramount Builders Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1340729, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on January 20, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at Paramount Building in Fagaima Village, Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (R) $16408
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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 346027220.
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