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William Schwartz: OSHA inspections and violations

Pandora, Ohio · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
4citation items
$16,476current penalties
Jan 18, 2018last inspection

William Schwartz has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Jan 18, 2018 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Pandora.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

OSHA proposed $38,025 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $16,476, down 57%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.501, fall protection in construction (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. William Schwartz averages $16,476 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

William Schwartz: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342886025 OPENED JAN 18, 2018Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 2020

13917 Road 2, Pandora, OH 45877 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 18, 2018 (fatal): Employee falls from pole barn roof and is killed

At 10:30 a.m. on January 18, 2018, Employee #1 and three coworkers were removing metal roofing sheets from a pole barn, measuring 60 feet by 160 feet, that had been damaged in a storm. They were using screw guns to remove the fasteners from the material. During removal, Employee #1 stepped from the metal roof onto an approximate 2.33 feet purling used to connect the wooden trusses, which fractured. Employee #1 fell 23 feet to the ground, suffering head/neck injuries, and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$12,675$8,238Mar 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$12,675$0Mar 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$12,675$8,238Mar 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Mar 23, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2)

(2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity.

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10)

(10) Roofing work on Low-slope roofs. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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