Former OSHA inspector charged with falsifying reports

April 8, 2011 by Fred Hosier

A former OSHA inspector from Wichita, KS, faces three federal counts of making false inspection reports.

The U.S. Attorney in Wichita alleges Douglas McComb filed three reports that said he’d conducted inspections when he hadn’t.

McComb said the inspections occurred in late 2009 and early 2010 at three different construction sites.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.

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PO'd Safety Guy Says:
April 14th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
I wonder how the false inspection reports came to light. My guess is McComb didn’t cite the companies for any violations - that would have sparked interaction between OSHA and the companies and blown his story. So, if he didn’t cite the companies, that would have sent up a red flag to his superiors, who want citations and the resulting fines. What was this guy thinking?
Heidi Brightly Says:
May 17th, 2011 at 11:10 am
OSHA inspectors generally have a lot of leway when conducting inspections and have no need to falsify reports, it benefits nobody. It looks like the inspector may have noted the violations were fixed at the time of the inspection however, on a follow-up the items were still in violation. Not enough information in this article.

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