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Fiberco, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Severn, Maryland · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237130

3inspections
14citation items
$4,127current penalties
Jul 17, 2019last inspection

Fiberco, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Maryland, the first in 2006.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 17, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Severn.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 14 citation items: 9 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $5,087 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,127, down 19%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.652, trench protection (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Fiberco, Inc. averages $437 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Fiberco, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344161302 OPENED JUL 17, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 4, 2019

Intersection Of Severn Road And Reece Road, Severn, MD 21144 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$437$437Sep 26, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Sep 26, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Sep 26, 2019Final

Inspection 316939651 OPENED FEB 19, 2013Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed May 22, 2013

1450 Grimm Road, Severn, MD 21144 · Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 18, 2013: Fall from elevated platform injures worker

On February 18, 2013, an employee was working as a laborer for a holding company . He was unloading material from a pallet that had been raised by a forklift. Th e walking/working surface was unguarded. The employee stepped onto the pallet, w hich then broke. As it gave way, the employee fell 9 feet, 1 inch (2.77 meters) to a concrete surface. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$1,250$875Apr 10, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$900$540Apr 10, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$750$525Apr 10, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 10, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 10, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 10, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 50405 B01
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 10, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 50406 A01
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 10, 2013Closed

Inspection 309658979 OPENED JAN 16, 2006Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 4, 2006

Md 450 Ramp Onto Eastbound Us Route 50, Annapolis, MD 21401 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 16, 2006: Employees are injured in fall into trench

On January 16, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 fell into a trench while engaged in ho rseplay. Employee #2 landed on top of Employee #1. A fire department trench coll apse team extricated Employee #1 and airlifted him to Maryland Shock Trauma, whe re he was treated for an injured back. Employee #2 sustained minor abrasions. An investigation revealed that employees were not protected from cave-ins, were no t trained in trenching and excavation safety requirements, and were not wearing hardhats.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$1,050$1,050Mar 24, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 24, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$700$700Mar 24, 2006Closed

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(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

Other power and communication line and related structures construction employers in Maryland

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