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G UB MK Constructors: OSHA inspections and violations

West Paducah, Kentucky · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · NAICS 238320

5inspections
4citation items
$13,246current penalties
Feb 3, 2021last inspection

G UB MK Constructors has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Kentucky, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 3, 2021 as a planned inspection, in West Paducah.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $18,332 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,246, down 28%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.502, fall protection systems (3 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. G UB MK Constructors averages $6,623 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

G UB MK Constructors: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Kentucky · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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Inspection history

Inspection 345134613 OPENED FEB 3, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 2021

7900 Metropolis Lake Road Coal Crusher Building, West Paducah, KY 42086 · Other Building Equipment Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345135503 OPENED FEB 3, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 2021

7900 Metropolis Lake Road Wash Facility, Outage Wash, West Paducah, KY 42086 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343871166 OPENED MAR 21, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 353 employees at the site · Closed Sep 19, 2024

13246 St. Route 176, Drakesboro, KY 42337 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 14, 2019: Employee receives partial finger amputation to right ring fi

At 2:00 p.m. on March 14, 2019, an employee clamped a "T" section into a mobile High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe welder. While working, the employee changed body position that placed the employee's hand into the hinge, pivot-point closure zone. At some point, the hinge began to close due to gravity with the employee's right hand, ring finger caught between the two sides of the hinge and crushed. The employee received a partial finger amputation of the right ring finger and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Other-than-serious$7,246$7,246Jun 12, 2019Final

Inspection 343630372 OPENED NOV 27, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2019

7900 Metropolis Lake Road, West Paducah, KY 42086 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343476289 OPENED SEP 19, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2019

192 Taylor Park Road, Grand Rivers, KY 42045 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(1) · Fall protection systems
Other-than-serious$11,086$6,000Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2)(i) · Fall protection systems
Serious$0$0Oct 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.502(b)(13) · Fall protection systems
Serious$0$0Oct 31, 2018Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 14, 2019, Drakesboro: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was using a fusion machine and attempting to clamp a pipe when the machine's vise arm closed and the employee's finger was caught in a shear point of the clamp arm. The employee received a partial finger amputation.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(1)

(1) Top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, shall be 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level. When conditions warrant, the height of the top edge may exceed the 45-inch height, provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of this paragraph.

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(13)

(13) When guardrail systems are used around holes which are used as points of access (such as ladderways), they shall be provided with a gate, or be so offset that a person cannot walk directly into the hole.

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