Axis Utility, Inc.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Batavia OH

OSHA has inspected Axis Utility, Inc. 4 times in Ohio since 2003.

The latest one began on Aug 23, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Springboro.

Those inspections ended with 15 citation items: 15 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,659 and now stand at $8,500, 68% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Axis Utility, Inc. averages $3,000 (1 cited inspection).

Axis Utility, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2017 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342581519 OPENED AUG 23, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2020

860 West Central Ave, Springboro, OH 45066 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs	Serious	$3,803	$1,000	Sep 22, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 22, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$3,803	$1,000	Sep 22, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15) · Fall protection in construction	Serious	$3,803	$1,000	Sep 22, 2017	Final

Inspection 310515903 OPENED OCT 28, 2006Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2007

6250 Muhlhauser Road, Cincinnati, OH 45069 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction	Serious	$750	$500	Nov 22, 2006	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15) · Fall protection in construction	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Nov 22, 2006	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Nov 22, 2006	Final

Inspection 308042886 OPENED AUG 30, 2004Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 2005

8293 Duke Blvd, Mason, OH 45040 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause	Serious	$1,500	$375	Sep 22, 2004	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs	Serious	$1,500	$375	Sep 22, 2004	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements	Serious	$1,500	$375	Sep 22, 2004	Closed
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1926.452(w)(3) · Rules for each type of scaffold	Serious	$1,500	$375	Sep 22, 2004	Closed
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1926.452(w)(6)(ii) · Rules for each type of scaffold	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 22, 2004	Closed

Inspection 307131029 OPENED OCT 31, 2003Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 2004

270 East Main St., Batavia, OH 45103 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs	Serious	$1,500	$500	Dec 5, 2003	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction	Serious	$1,500	$500	Dec 5, 2003	Closed
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction	Serious	$1,500	$500	Dec 5, 2003	Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7)

(7) Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other framing contractors employers in Ohio

RJ Kirkland Construction Inc. Willowick · 3 citations · $21,341
Trisco Systems, Incorporated Lima · 50 citations · $38,460
Gilberto Roofing LLC Lakewood · 9 citations · $69,627
Barreto's Family Construction Cincinnati · 3 citations · $1,700
Hoover Roofing LLC Canton · 13 citations · $87,619
Reyes Remodelation LLC Cincinnati · 6 citations · $23,440

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Axis Utility, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations