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Charles Lowe: OSHA inspections and violations

Toledo, Ohio · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
5citation items
$14,776current penalties
Oct 15, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Charles Lowe once in Ohio.

The inspection began on Oct 15, 2019 after a complaint, in Toledo.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,776 and still stand at $14,776.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Charles Lowe averages $14,776 (1 cited inspection).

Charles Lowe: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344378575 OPENED OCT 15, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Oct 21, 2022

837 Buckingham St., Toledo, OH 43607 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 14, 2019: Employee fractures back in fall through deteriorated roof

At 11:45 a.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee working for a roofing contractor was using a leaf blower to clean debris off the flat roof of a commercial building that was being remodeled. The employee was working from the roof when he walked onto a deteriorated section and fell through. The employee fell 28 feet and landed on a stack of pallets below. The employee was an employee of the roofing contractor and weather was not a factor. The employee fractured his back and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$3,978$3,978Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,978$3,978Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,978$3,978Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$2,842$2,842Nov 5, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2)

(2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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