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Empyre Builders Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Rochester, Minnesota · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

2inspections
5citation items
$29,125current penalties
Feb 27, 2015last inspection

Empyre Builders Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 2015.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 27, 2015 after an accident, in Rochester, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $52,750 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $29,125, down 45%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Empyre Builders Inc averages $14,562 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Empyre Builders Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Minnesota · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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9 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 317966703 OPENED FEB 27, 2015Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Open

4165 Maine Ave Se, Rochester, MN 55904 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$25,000$25,000Jul 29, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$25,000$1,375Jul 29, 2015Final

Inspection 317965770 OPENED FEB 26, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jul 20, 2015

4165 Maine Ave Se, Rochester, MN 55904 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$250$250Mar 23, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,750$1,750Mar 23, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$750$750Mar 23, 2015Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1820.6530

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

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 5207.1100

29 CFR 5207.720

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