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CW Builders: OSHA inspections and violations

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

2inspections
4citation items
$1,200current penalties
Jan 17, 2019last inspection

Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited CW Builders in Michigan 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 17, 2019 on a referral, in Kalamazoo.

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

The penalties, $1,200 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,078 penalty. CW Builders averages $600 across 2 cited inspections.

CW Builders: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343719993 OPENED JAN 17, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 27, 2020

1729 Greenlawn Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 12, 2019: Employee falls from stepladder and breaks tailbone and verte

At 3:15 p.m. on January 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working from an 8-foot stepladder and installing roof joists for a new residential structure. The employee lost his balance and fell, a fall height of 6 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for fractures to the tailbone and the L1 lumbar vertebra.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$400$400Feb 28, 2019Final

Inspection 343726444 OPENED JAN 17, 2019Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 27, 2020

1729 Greenlawn Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.41126(3)
 Serious$400$400Feb 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$400$400Feb 28, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.41851(3)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 28, 2019Final

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 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

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