KENT, OH —
OSHA Inspection: JOHN HINKLE
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of JOHN HINKLE in 4531 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE, KENT, OH 44240 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 348189101.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JOHN HINKLE
- Site address
- 4531 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE
- City
- KENT
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44240
- Mailing
- 461 FRAZIER AVE, AKRON, OH 44305
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,256 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person: On or about April 18, 2025, during a residential roofing job on a sun roof addition, at a job site located at 4531 Ridgeview Drive, Kent, OH 44240, the employer failed to perform inspections of the job site to ensure potential hazardous conditions were identified so that corrective action, such as but not limited to, the implementation and use of personal protective equipment
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4256
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,256 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure: On or about April 18, 2025, during a residential roofing job on a sun roof addition, at a job site located at 4531 Ridgeview Drive, Kent, OH 44240, the employer failed to ensure employees were protected from a fall from a height of approximately 10 feet by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4256
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- May 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: On or about April 18, 2025, during a residential roofing job on a sun roof addition, at a job site located at 4531 Ridgeview Drive, Kent, OH 44240, the employer failed to train employees in the recognition of potential fall hazards and effective means of prevention and protection from such. Employees are exposed to a fall from height hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 348189101.
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