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Ron Smith Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Albion, Pennsylvania · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

2inspections
12citation items
$55,120current penalties
Feb 23, 2022last inspection

Ron Smith Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Pennsylvania, the first in 1990.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 23, 2022 on a referral, in Villanova.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 3 serious, 1 repeat and 8 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $69,733 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $55,120, down 21%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.59, hazard communication (4 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Ron Smith Inc. averages $55,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ron Smith Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1990 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345800486 OPENED FEB 23, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 31, 2024

1221 Mount Pleasant Road, Villanova, PA 19085 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 23, 2022: Employees are caught in trench collapse, receive multiple in

At 11:30 a.m. on February 23, 2022, Employee 1 and Employee 2 worked in a ten-foot-deep trench to install a new sewer pipe. At some point, the trench wall collapsed and both employees were caught in the collapsed soil. Both employees were hospitalized to treat fractures to two ribs, spine, pelvis and tailbone, and a collapsed lung.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$5,801$5,000Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$5,801$5,000Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Repeat$58,011$45,000Jul 22, 2022Final

Inspection 2130441 OPENED NOV 28, 1990Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 1991

Meadow Drive, Albion, PA 16401 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.28(a) · Personal protective equipment
 Serious$120$120Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 1a Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 1b Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 1c Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 1d Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.59(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1926.59(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1926.59(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1926.59(h) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 1991Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.20

29 CFR 1926.28 · Personal protective equipment

29 CFR 1926.28(a)

(a) The employer is responsible for requiring the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions or where this part indicates the need for using such equipment to reduce the hazards to the employees.

29 CFR 1926.59 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1)

(h) Protection from hazards associated with water accumulation. (1) Employees shall not work in excavations in which there is accumulated water, or in excavations in which water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions have been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. The precautions necessary to protect employees adequately vary with each situation, but could include special support or shield systems to protect from cave-ins, water removal to control the level of accumulating water, or use of a safety harness and lifeline.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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