OSHA has inspected Gravity Contractors, LLC 2 times in Idaho since 2020.
The latest one began on Mar 30, 2021 as part of a related case, in Meridian.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $10,766 and now stand at $9,752, 9% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Gravity Contractors, LLC averages $4,876 (2 cited inspections).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company85 S Innovation Way, Meridian, ID 83642 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) · Fall protection |
Serious | $3,316 | $3,316 | May 25, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii) · Scaffolds, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 25, 2021 | Final |
3555 N. Milwaukee, Boise, ID 83704 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 25, 2020: Employee falls through hvac opening while welding; sustains
At 11:00 a.m. on September 25, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a welding company, was performing welding work at a construction site. While moving across the floor, the employee fell through an open HVAC opening. The fall resulted in the employee sustaining a broken pelvis, a broken wrist, and seven cracked ribs after landing on the concrete floor. Emergency services responded, and the employee was transported to the hospital for admission and treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $1,989 | $975 | Jan 20, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.754(e)(2)(iii) · Structural steel assembly |
Serious | $5,461 | $5,461 | Jan 20, 2021 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 25, 2020, Boise: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was making improvements to a railing on an upper floor of a steel structure. The employee fell 14 feet through a roof opening to a lower level and sustained seven broken ribs, and fractures to the wrist, elbow, and pelvis.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii)
(ii) Where the employer makes the demonstration provided for in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, the platform shall be planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights shall not exceed 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm).
29 CFR 1926.754(e)(2)(iii)
(iii) Metal decking holes and openings shall not be cut until immediately prior to being permanently filled with the equipment or structure needed or intended to fulfill its specific use and which meets the strength requirements of paragraph (e)(3) of this section, or shall be immediately covered.
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems.
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