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Affinity Builders LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

East Grand Forks, Minnesota · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
4citation items
$50,250current penalties
Jun 7, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Affinity Builders LLC in Minnesota one time.

It opened on Jun 7, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in East Grand Forks.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The penalties, $50,250 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.501 (fall protection in construction), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,078 penalty. Affinity Builders LLC averages $50,250 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Affinity Builders LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342383056 OPENED JUN 7, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Feb 23, 2022

2423 Troon Circle Nw, East Grand Forks, MN 56721 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 5, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from truss and later dies

On June 5, 2017, an employee and his coworker were working inside a bonus room that was located above the garage of a residential home to lay plywood sheathing on the floor joists. during work, the employee fell between the trusses and landed on a concrete floor. The coworker did not witness the fall. The employee died on June 6, 2017. The incident investigation revealed that fall protection was not in use at the time of the incident.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 182.653(08)
 Serious$250$250Aug 18, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(i) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$25,000$25,000Aug 18, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Aug 18, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$25,000$25,000Aug 18, 2017Final

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)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(i)

(2) Leading edges. (i) Each employee who is constructing a leading edge 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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