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RPB Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Niles, Michigan · Remediation Services · NAICS 562910

1inspections
3citation items
$5,000current penalties
Jan 29, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected RPB Inc. once in Michigan.

The inspection began on Jan 29, 2020 after a complaint, in Niles.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,000 and still stand at $5,000.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and RPB Inc. averages $5,000 (1 cited inspection).

RPB Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344579610 OPENED JAN 29, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 2020

1220 N. 14th Street, Niles, MI 49120 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.43214(1)
 Serious$1,500$1,500May 1, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,500$3,500May 1, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$0$0May 1, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15)

(15) Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached, or shall be designed, installed, and used as follows:

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