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Frazier-Simplex, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Lancaster, Ohio · Industrial Building Construction · NAICS 236210

1inspections
1citation items
$7,483current penalties
Apr 5, 2016last inspection

Frazier-Simplex, Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Apr 5, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Lancaster.

From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $12,471 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,483, down 40%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Frazier-Simplex, Inc averages $7,483 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Frazier-Simplex, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341376259 OPENED APR 5, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Feb 3, 2017

1115 W Fifth Ave, Lancaster, OH 43130 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 4, 2016 (fatal): Employee is killed when wall collapses

At 4:30 p.m. on April 4, 2016, an employee along with other coworkers were tearing down the outside refractory wall from inside the regenerator with pneumatic chipping hammers and pry bars. The employee was removing the refractory brick from the target wall when part of the crown fell down into the regenerator. The employee was killed when the crown (ceiling) of a regenerator partially collapsed. The employee was buried by the crown brick. The employee sustained blunt force injury to the head with a brain injury, according to the coroner's report.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.850(a) · Preparatory operations
 Other-than-serious$12,471$7,483Oct 3, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.850 · Preparatory operations

29 CFR 1926.850(a)

(a) Prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations, an engineering survey shall be made, by a competent person, of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure. Any adjacent structure where employees may be exposed shall also be similarly checked. The employer shall have in writing evidence that such a survey has been performed.

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