Refuse Materials, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.
OSHA opened it on May 26, 2021 on a referral, in Stow.
From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
OSHA proposed $12,288 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.55, gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists (2 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Refuse Materials, Inc. averages $12,288 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.55(a)(2) · Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists |
Serious | $12,288 | $12,288 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.55(b) · Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 21, 2021, Stow: Hospitalization · poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia · body systems
Three employees were polishing the concrete floor in the back break room and were overcome with carbon monoxide (CO) from the compressor that was used in that room. One employee was hospitalized for CO poisoning.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.55(a)(2)
(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure, as determined from breathing-zone air samples, to any substance in Table 1 or 2 of this section with a permissible exposure limit not preceded by (C) must not exceed the limit specified for that substance measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average in any work shift.
29 CFR 1926.55(b)
(b) To achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and technical measures used for this purpose must first be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with § 1926.103.
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