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Construction Materials, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cedar Rapids, Iowa · Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing · NAICS 332323

2inspections
11citation items
$41,250current penalties
Aug 13, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Construction Materials, Inc. 2 times in Iowa since 2004.

The latest one began on Aug 13, 2015 after a complaint, in Cedar Rapids.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 8 serious, 1 willful and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $54,500 and now stand at $41,250, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Construction Materials, Inc. averages $40,000 (1 cited inspection).

Construction Materials, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Construction Materials, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340847243 OPENED AUG 13, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2016

345 49th Ave Drive S.w., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,500$2,000Oct 5, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$1,000$800Oct 5, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$1,750$1,400Oct 5, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,000$800Oct 5, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$1,750$1,400Oct 5, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,000$2,000May 18, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Willful$42,000$31,600Oct 5, 2015Final

Inspection 306680620 OPENED JAN 6, 2004Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed May 4, 2004

560 Waconia Court Sw, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 · Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 7, 2003: Employee amputates finger in bending machine

On November 7, 2003, Employee #1 was bending radius bars when his finger went th rough the bender. Employee #1 amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$750$375Feb 5, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,750$875Feb 5, 2004Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 5, 2004Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 5, 2004Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Cedar Rapids site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 24 workers: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Construction Materials, Inc.
Cedar Rapids · 2024
24 103.93.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)

(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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