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OSHA Inspection: WYMAN & SIMPSON, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WYMAN & SIMPSON, INC. in WILSON STREET I395 OVERPASS, BREWER, ME 04412 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 344983002.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
WYMAN & SIMPSON, INC.
Site address
WILSON STREET I395 OVERPASS
City
BREWER
State
ME
ZIP
04412
Mailing
PO BOX 40, RICHMOND, ME 04357

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
237310
Employees
100
Ownership type
A

Citations

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 G04 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9557.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:  Bridge - The shielding, used as a scaffold platform to accommodate employees while they cut cross braces, did not have a guard rail along the open end to the northwest.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $6250
  • — C (S) $9557
  • — Z (S) $9557

1926.454 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $8192.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  Bridge - The employees, tasked to cut cross braces while working on a scaffold platform, were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $6250
  • — C (S) $8192
  • — Z (S) $8192

1926.850 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9557.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): Prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations, a written engineering survey was not made, by a competent person, of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure:  Bridge -  An engineering survey,  that included leaving the outrigger scaffolding in place, while dismantling the cross bracing between the girders, was not completed.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $9557
  • — Z (S) $9557

1926.858 D

Other-than-serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $9557.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.858(d):  Structural members being dismantled were being overstressed:  Bridge - A structural steel girder was overstressed while being dismantled.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $6250
  • — C (S) $9557
  • — Z (S) $9557

1926.1051 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $6827.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a):Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  Bridge - A stairway or ladder was not provided to employees who were required to descend approximately five feet from the road surface to the planked surface where work was to be performed.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $6250
  • — C (S) $6827
  • — Z (S) $6827

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344983002.