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Cotter's Sewer, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Billings, Montana · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

1inspections
4citation items
$4,286current penalties
Nov 1, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Cotter's Sewer, Inc. once in Montana.

The inspection began on Nov 1, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Billings.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,143 and now stand at $4,286, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Cotter's Sewer, Inc. averages $4,286 (1 cited inspection).

Cotter's Sewer, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346318199 OPENED NOV 1, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Apr 17, 2023

2376 Main St Unit 812, Billings, MT 59105 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$2,678$1,607Mar 29, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Mar 29, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$4,465$2,679Mar 29, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 29, 2023Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1)

(k) Inspections. (1) Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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