Central Mechanical, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Bismarck, North Dakota · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220
13inspections
26citation items
$9,818current penalties
Jul 25, 2019last inspection
OSHA has inspected Central Mechanical, Inc. 13 times in North Dakota since 1986.
The latest one began on Jul 25, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Bismarck.
Those inspections ended with 26 citation items: 10 serious, 1 repeat and 15 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $17,935 and now stand at $9,818, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.
Ground-fault protection on job sites comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1926.404.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Central Mechanical, Inc. averages $6,630 (1 cited inspection).
Central Mechanical, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $244 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
North Dakota · latest 90 days of OSHA records
31employers cited
2 of them in the same industry
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Mandan site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 4.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 16 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Central Mechanical, INC.
Mandan · 2018
50
2
1
4.4
1.8
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Jul 19, 2016 to Jul 18, 2018
Mandan
3
3
$244
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
(a) Approval. All electrical conductors and equipment shall be approved.
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2)
(2) Installation and use. Listed, labeled, or certified equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
