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Esterby Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Ellsworth, Wisconsin · Siding Contractors · NAICS 238170

1inspections
13citation items
$8,400current penalties
Apr 6, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Esterby Construction, Inc. once in Wisconsin.

The inspection began on Apr 6, 2016 after a complaint, in Ellsworth.

That inspection ended with 13 citation items: 13 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,000 and now stand at $8,400, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Esterby Construction, Inc. averages $8,400 (1 cited inspection).

Esterby Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341380806 OPENED APR 6, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2017

610 E. Main Street, Ellsworth, WI 54010 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$2,800$1,680Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
 Serious$2,800$1,680Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1) · Woodworking tools
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,800$1,680Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(1) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3f
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3g
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(9) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,800$1,680Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,800$1,680Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.304 · Woodworking tools

29 CFR 1926.304(f)

(f) Other requirements. All woodworking tools and machinery shall meet other applicable requirements of American National Standards Institute, 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery.

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1)

(i) Hand-fed ripsaws. (1) Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be po

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6)

(6) Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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