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Able Engineering Services: OSHA inspections and violations

San Francisco, California · Engineering Services · NAICS 541330

10inspections
23citation items
$14,750current penalties
Oct 22, 2019last inspection

Able Engineering Services has 10 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1998.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 22, 2019, in Brooks.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 23 citation items: 5 serious and 18 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $48,173 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $14,750, down 69%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (3 items).

For context, across all professional services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,821. Able Engineering Services averages $200 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Able Engineering Services: OSHA citation items per year, 1998 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344403845 OPENED OCT 22, 2019Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Feb 3, 2020

14455 Highway 16, Brooks, CA 95606 · Engineering Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2)(i) · Fall protection systems in general industry
Other-than-serious$3,978$0Jan 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 13, 2020Final

Inspection 343031175 OPENED MAR 20, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jul 5, 2018

24 Willie Mays Place, San Francisco, CA 94107 · Engineering Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341477776 OPENED MAY 13, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jan 31, 2017

1390 Market St. Suite 316, San Francisco, CA 94104 · Facilities Support Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 5144(G)(1)(A)1.
Other-than-serious$600$0Sep 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 5144(H)(2)(A)
Other-than-serious$600$600Sep 9, 2016Final

Inspection 340601343 OPENED APR 29, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Jun 25, 2015

14455 Highway 16, Brooks, CA 95606 · Engineering Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$4,000$0Jun 5, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 5, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 5, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 5, 2015Final

Inspection 316351279 OPENED SEP 16, 2014Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 3,200 employees at the site · Closed Dec 26, 2014

10213 Ring Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737 · Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 317176451 OPENED DEC 3, 2013Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 7, 2015

600 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 · Engineering Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342 A
Other-than-serious$5,000$3,000May 2, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$18,000$1,000May 2, 2014Final

Inspection 334244472 OPENED MAY 10, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Jan 23, 2013

14455 Highway 16, Brooks, CA 95606 · Engineering Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$2,250$1,125May 23, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$2,250$1,125May 23, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0May 23, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0May 23, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0May 23, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 23, 2012Final

Inspection 312435449 OPENED JAN 27, 2010Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2011

16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 306, Encino, CA 91436 · Engineering Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

2 older inspections

Inspection 125497925 OPENED MAY 1, 2000Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jun 9, 2000

One Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 21, 2000: Employee injured in fall from stairwell

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on April 21, 2000, Employee #1 was working as a stati onary engineer at a movie theater. A subcontractor found Employee #1 lying on hi s side on a stairway landing. Apparently Employee #1 had fallen. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died a few days later.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342 A
Other-than-serious$375$375Jul 20, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3231 D
Other-than-serious$185$185Jul 20, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3203 A
Other-than-serious$185$185Jul 20, 2000Closed

Inspection 126132539 OPENED NOV 30, 1998Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 750 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2001

800 W.7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203 B02
Other-than-serious$375$375Apr 30, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 342 A
Other-than-serious$375$375Apr 30, 1999Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4070 A
Serious$5,000$1,405Apr 30, 1999Closed
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3314 A
Serious$5,000$5,000Apr 30, 1999Closed

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Jun 3, 2016, San Francisco: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified

An employee was attempting to mount a heavy-weight headboard onto the wall when he felt pain in his back. He was hospitalized with a back injury.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1)

(1) Normal breathing. In a normal standing position, without talking, the subject shall breathe normally.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 2340.17

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