Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
4,113,118Inspections Most recent open 2026-07-13 Last loaded 2026-07-17

STOW, OH —

OSHA Inspection: SMB BUILDERS, LLC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SMB BUILDERS, LLC in 4249 KENT ROAD, STOW, OH 44224 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 348130816.

Watch SMB Builders, LLC — free Get an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for SMB Builders, LLC is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.

Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
SMB BUILDERS, LLC
Site address
4249 KENT ROAD
City
STOW
State
OH
ZIP
44224
Mailing
459 MORGAN AVENUE, AKRON, OH 44311

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
238140
Employees
9
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 1 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2128.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.  On or about March 25, 2025, during the installation of concrete block masonry for the construction of a nursing home building located at The Avenue of Stow worksite, 4249 Kent Road, Stow, Ohio, the employer failed to ensure employees working on a fabricated frame type scaffold with platforms more than 2 feet above or below a point of access (platform) were provided with a portable ladder, attachable ladder, or other safe means to access or egress between scaffold platforms.  The second level (uppermost) scaffold platforms were approximately 6 feet, 10 inches above the first level scaffold platform.  The outrigger platform was located approximately 3 feet above the first level scaffold platform.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $2128

1926.451 G01

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $3547.00 · Current $1787.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  On or about March 25, 2025, during the installation of concrete block masonry for the construction of a nursing home building located at The Avenue of Stow worksite, 4249 Kent Road, Stow, Ohio, the employer failed to ensure employees working on the second level platforms and outrigger platforms of a fabricated frame type scaffold at a height of approximately 13 feet, 11 inches above a the ground, were protected from falling to the ground by a guardrail or other fall protection system.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1787
  • — Z (S) $3547

More inspections in this industry (NAICS 238140)

More inspections in OH

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 348130816.