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OSHA Inspection: PETERSON INDUSTRIAL INC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PETERSON INDUSTRIAL INC in 410 DEFIANCE RD., SAINT MARYS, OH 45885 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 346294622.

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Site address
410 DEFIANCE RD.
City
SAINT MARYS
State
OH
ZIP
45885
Mailing
18817 ST. RT. 501N P.O BOX 1632, WAPAKONETA, OH 45895
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
236220
Employees
60
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.501 B07 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Dec 8, 2022
Abate by
Jan 20, 2023
Penalty
Initial $10,151 · Current $5,076 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.501(b)(7)(ii):Each employee at the edge of a well, pit, shaft, or  similar excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, barricades, or covers:  a)	On or about October 19, 2022 at the address of 410 Defiance Rd. St. Mary's OH 45885. The employer Peterson Industrial Inc did not ensure employees were protected from falls while performing trenching activities atop a concrete manhole structure. Employees operating in this conditions were exposed to falls of 15 feet to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5076
  • — Z (S) $10151

1926.652 G01 III

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Dec 8, 2022
Abate by
Jan 4, 2023
Penalty
Initial $10,151 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(iii):Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields:  a)	On or about October 19, 2022 at the address of 410 Defiance Rd. St. Mary's OH 45885. The employer Peterson Industrial Inc, failed to ensure employees were adequately protected from cave-ins while entering/exiting 16 feet deep trench. Employer installed 2 trench shield box approximately 10 feet apart exposing employees entering/exiting trench to make sanitary line (8" SDR 35) connections to cave-in hazards from unshielded soil.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $10151

1926.652 G02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Dec 8, 2022
Abate by
Jan 20, 2023
Penalty
Initial $10,151 · Current $5,076 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.652(g)(2):Excavation of material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of a shield system was allowed when there were indications while the trench was open of a possible loss of soil from behind or below the bottom of the shield.  a)	On or about October 19, 2022 at the address of 410 Defiance Rd. St. Mary's OH 45885. The employer Peterson Industrial Inc, failed to ensure employees were adequately protected from cave-ins while making sanitary sewer line (8" SDR 35) connections in an approximately 16 feet deep trench. The employees were working at the bottom of a 16 feet deep trench inside of a trench shield box Model: TP5-8X16-K, Size: L16'x W4'x D8', Serial #: 16127 with 4 feet of unshielded soil from the bottom of the box to the trench base.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5076
  • — Z (S) $10151

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