Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited R-Cold, Inc. in California 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 2, 2017 after a complaint, in Fresno.
In all, OSHA issued 9 citation items: 2 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $27,300; today they stand at $15,450, 43% less.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. R-Cold, Inc. averages $3,417 across 3 cited inspections.
Inspection 312911787 OPENED AUG 26, 2009Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Apr 7, 2010
5286 S Del Rey Ave, Del Rey, CA 93616 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 5, 2009: Employee slips, lacerates knee working with sheet metal
On May 8, 2008, Employee # 1 was working with a crew of coworkers forming founda tions for 20-in. curbs. Employee #1 slipped from the 29-in. curb that forms the foundation for the base channel that retains the tongue and groove metal clad fo am wall panels (20-ft high by 2-ft wide by 0.5-ftthick). The curb is vertical fr om the base, and then it converges at 45-degrees to a 6-in. wide base for attach ment of the galvanized sheet metal U-channel. The next to last panel in the run was not seating, Employee #1 stepped onto the sloped curb to push on it when he fell landing with his right knee on the base channel, resulting in a deep lacera tion of the right knee. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 342 A |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $3,700 | Nov 5, 2009 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1509 A |
Other-than-serious | $650 | $650 | Nov 5, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1509 C |
Other-than-serious | $240 | $240 | Nov 5, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1511 B |
Other-than-serious | $610 | $610 | Nov 5, 2009 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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