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Aspenson Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Saint Paul, Minnesota · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
4citation items
$1,050current penalties
Dec 11, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Aspenson Construction LLC once in Minnesota.

The inspection began on Dec 11, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Saint Paul.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,750 and now stand at $1,050, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Aspenson Construction LLC averages $1,050 (1 cited inspection).

Aspenson Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341152320 OPENED DEC 11, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 17, 2016

2091- 2092 Goodview Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55128 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 182.653(08)
 Serious$250$150Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$750$450Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Dec 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$750$450Dec 29, 2015Final

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)(15)

(15) Walking/working surfaces not otherwise addressed. Except as provided in § 1926.500(a)(2) or in § 1926.501 (b)(1) through (b)(14), each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.

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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