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Averus, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Columbus, Ohio · Janitorial Services · NAICS 561720

1inspections
1citation items
$18,378current penalties
Apr 16, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Averus, Inc. once in Ohio.

The inspection began on Apr 16, 2019 on a referral, in Columbus.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,255 and now stand at $18,378, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Averus, Inc. averages $18,378 (1 cited inspection).

Averus, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343943627 OPENED APR 16, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 130 employees at the site · Closed Sep 3, 2020

3975 Towsfair Way, Columbus, OH 43219 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 9, 2019: Employee breaks foot in fall from top of kitchen hood

At 3:00 a.m. on or about April 9, 2019, Employee # 1 was cleaning the kitchen exhaust system at a restaurant. He was standing on top of the kitchen hood exhaust system. He stepped back off and fell through the drop ceiling onto the floor. He had a severely fractured foot, and he was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Repeat$26,255$18,378Aug 28, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

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