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Drumm Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cincinnati, Ohio · All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services · NAICS 562998

1inspections
7citation items
$18,128current penalties
Aug 13, 2018last inspection

Drumm Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Aug 13, 2018 on a referral, in Cincinnati.

From that inspection OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.

OSHA proposed $63,378 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $18,128, down 71%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.252, welding fire safety (4 items).

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Drumm Inc. averages $18,128 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Drumm Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343379798 OPENED AUG 13, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Dec 10, 2018

5366 Este Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45232 · All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 12, 2018: Employee sustains fractures and burns while escaping fire

At 1:30 p.m. on August 12, 2018, two employees were on top of a tank and preparing to weld angle iron for a chute. While on the tank, a fire occurred so the employees jumped 35 feet to the ground to prevent being burned. The employees sustained fractures to the face, arms, legs, back, and shoulder, as well as burns from the fire.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(i) · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
 Serious$9,054$9,064Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(ii) · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
 Serious$9,054$0Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v) · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
 Serious$9,054$0Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(a) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$9,054$9,064Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$9,054$0Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xiii)(b) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$9,054$0Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5d
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$9,054$0Oct 31, 2018Final

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.

Aug 12, 2018, Cincinnati: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified · nonclassifiable

Two employees were welding on a storage tank when the insulation caught fire and the employees fell 30 feet.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(a)

(iii) Fire watch. (A) Fire watchers shall be required whenever welding or cutting is performed in locations where other than a minor fire might develop, or any of the following conditions exist:

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv)

(iv) Authorization. Before cutting or welding is permitted, the area shall be inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations. He shall designate precautions to be followed in granting authorization to proceed preferably in the form of a written permit.

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xiii)(b)

(B) Designate an individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations in areas not specifically designed for such processes.

29 CFR 1910.67 · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms

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