OSHA has inspected Irwin Industries 2 times in Wyoming since 2007.
The latest one began on Apr 15, 2017 on a referral, in Point Of Rocks.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $17,000 and now stand at $10,750, 37% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Irwin Industries averages $7,000 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 342247194 OPENED APR 15, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 157 employees at the site · Closed Jun 28, 2018
9 Miles East, Point Of Rocks, WY 82942 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 12, 2017: Heavy object falls on employee and fractures his ankles
At 5:00 p.m. on April 12, 2017, an employee and his coworker were moving a burner tip that weighed 1,305 pounds that was resting on a four wheeled cart. During movement, the carts wheels became caught up in a depression of the pavement, making it difficult to move. As the employee pulled the cart, the burner tipped forward and trapped him beneath. Both the employees ankles were fractured, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Unclassified | $7,000 | $7,000 | Jun 27, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 309497881 OPENED MAR 20, 2007Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 850 employees at the site · Closed Oct 30, 2007
Jim Bridger Power Plant, Point Of Rocks, WY 82942 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 20, 2007 (fatal): Employee killed when scaffold falls
On March 20, 2007, Employee #1, along with other employees, was working in a boi ler at a power plant. They were removing heat exchange tubing in the throat area of a boiler. The tubing was supporting the scaffold in the throat area. When th e tubing was cut and removed from its normal location, the scaffold support was no longer secure and a portion of it fell into the bottom of the boiler. Employe e #1, who was standing on the scaffold, fell with it to the bottom, and was kill ed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $0 | Jun 15, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,750 | Jun 15, 2007 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
