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Far North Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Anchorage, Alaska · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

3inspections
8citation items
$8,596current penalties
Aug 5, 2021last inspection

Far North Services has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Alaska, the first in 2003.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 5, 2021 on a referral, in Thorne Bay.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 8 citation items: 6 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $15,692 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,596, down 45%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.1101, asbestos in construction (5 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Far North Services averages $4,298 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Far North Services: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345465132 OPENED AUG 5, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 2022

Big Thorne Logging Sale, Thorne Bay, AK 99919 · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 5, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed when crushed by falling load of logs

At 07:30 a.m. on August 05, 2021, an employee was getting a log truck loaded by a log loader. It was not clear exactly what happened. For some reason, a log that was being loaded fell off the truck crushing him. The employee sustained crushing injury to the head, neck, shoulder and back before dying.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(i) · Logging operations
 Serious$4,096$2,048Jan 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(ii) · Logging operations
 Serious$0$0Jan 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i) · Logging operations
 Serious$4,096$2,048Jan 6, 2022Final

Inspection 343525556 OPENED OCT 3, 2018Closed

Other · Partial · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2021

1407 Nunaka, Dr., Anchorage, AK 99504 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(iii) · Asbestos in construction
 Serious$1,500$1,500Mar 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3)(iii) · Asbestos in construction
 Serious$1,500$1,500Mar 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(v)(d) · Asbestos in construction
 Other-than-serious$1,500$0Mar 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(ii) · Asbestos in construction
 Other-than-serious$1,500$0Mar 15, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i) · Asbestos in construction
 Serious$1,500$1,500Mar 15, 2019Final

Inspection 305761108 OPENED NOV 28, 2003Closed

Accident · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2004

Lot #1, Block #5, Trinity Acres (weslyan Dr), Anchorage, AK 99508 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 21, 2003: Employee falls from house roof while installing felt

On November 21, 2003, Employee #1 was working on the second story of a house ins talling felt. Employee #1 removed toe boards to install felt in the area, and fe ll 19 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a broken le g, hip, elbow, cracked ribs, and collapsed lungs.

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.266 · Logging operations

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(i)

(2) First-aid kits. (i) The employer shall provide first-aid kits at each work site where trees are being cut (e.g., felling, bucking, limbing), at each active landing, and on each employee transport vehicle. The number of first-aid kits and the content of each kit shall reflect the degree of isolation, the number of employees, and the hazards reasonably anticipated at the work site.

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(ii)

(ii) At a minimum, each first-aid kit shall contain the items listed in appendix A at all times.

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i)

(7) First-aid training. (i) The employer shall assure that each employee, including supervisors, receives or has received first-aid and CPR training meeting at least the requirements specified in appendix B.

29 CFR 1926.1101 · Asbestos in construction

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