Inspection 346888720 OPENED AUG 4, 2023Closed
3533 White Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54703 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Bear Valley Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 4, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Eau Claire.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.
OSHA proposed $10,140 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,692, down 14%.
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. Bear Valley Inc. averages $8,692 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Wisconsin · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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Inspection 342508553 OPENED JUL 27, 2017Closed
Menards Dc North 5103 Townhall Rd, Eau Claire, WI 54703 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 18, 2017: Employee falls from platform and incurs multiple fractures
At 11:45 a.m. on July 18, 2017, Employee #1, a temporary worker employed by an electrical services company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a four-story commercial building. He was performing his assigned task to install conduit for electrical services. Employee #1 initially worked from the basket of a mobile scaffold. When he could not reach some areas from the basket, he moved onto an elevated wooden platform. After working for approximately 30 minutes, he moved to another section of the elevated platform. The wooden boards became dislodged, and Employee #1 fell to the lower level concrete floor, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries to his head, neck, back, and chest.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training |
Serious | $0 | $2,608 | Aug 29, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 29, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $5,070 | $3,042 | Aug 29, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $5,070 | $3,042 | Aug 29, 2017 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 18, 2017, Eau Claire: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · head and trunk
While working on an elevated pallet racking system, an employee slipped and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, injuring the head, back, and chest. The employee was hospitalized.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training
29 CFR 1926.454(a)
(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs 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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:
29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction
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 1926.501(b)(4)(ii)
(ii) Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers.
29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction
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