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Expert Insulation Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Rochester, Minnesota · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · NAICS 238310

1inspections
3citation items
$910current penalties
Dec 8, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Expert Insulation Inc in Minnesota one time.

It opened on Dec 8, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Rochester.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $1,300; today they stand at $910, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.1053 (ladders in construction), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Expert Insulation Inc averages $910 across 1 cited inspection.

Expert Insulation Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Expert Insulation Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341151819 OPENED DEC 8, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 2016

3055 Townclub Pkwy Se, Rochester, MN 55903 · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$500$350Dec 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$500$350Dec 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$300$210Dec 18, 2015Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2018, the Rochester site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 39 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Expert Insulation, Inc.
Rochester · 2018
39 102.42.3

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)

(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.

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.

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