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Columbia Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Russellville, Arkansas · Industrial Building Construction · NAICS 236210

1inspections
4citation items
$10,000current penalties
Apr 10, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Columbia Construction in Arkansas one time.

It opened on Apr 10, 2017 on a referral, in Russellville.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $24,084; today they stand at $10,000, 58% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.602 (earthmovers and forklifts in construction), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Columbia Construction averages $10,000 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Columbia Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342239464 OPENED APR 10, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Aug 21, 2017

2401 S Arkansas Ave, Russellville, AR 72802 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 7, 2017: Employee falls from unguarded catwalk, fractures skull, othe

At 4:30 a.m. on April 7, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in decking work at a manufacturing plant. Employee #1 was working from an unguarded catwalk and attempting to help Coworker #1 pull in some decking material from an unguarded opening on the second floor. Employee #1 fell from the catwalk to the ground, a fall height of approximately 14 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull and other bone fractures.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$8,873$6,000Aug 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$8,873$0Aug 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.602(d) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Serious$6,338$4,000Aug 1, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.602(d) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 1, 2017Final

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.

Apr 7, 2017, Russellville: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain

An employee was installing a catwalk in the area where a new trimmer machine was getting ready to be installed when he fell 15 to 20 feet and landed on his head, suffering severe head injuries.

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)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

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.

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

29 CFR 1926.602(d)

(d) Powered industrial truck operator training.

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