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JPS Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Plymouth, Minnesota · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

2inspections
6citation items
$1,365current penalties
Sep 19, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected JPS Construction Inc 2 times in Minnesota since 2016.

The latest one began on Sep 19, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Minneapolis.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 6 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,950 and now stand at $1,365, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection in construction comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1926.501.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and JPS Construction Inc averages $682 (2 cited inspections).

JPS Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343477261 OPENED SEP 19, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Oct 23, 2018

5522 Zircon Lane, Minneapolis, MN 55446 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$525$368Sep 28, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Sep 28, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$375$262Sep 28, 2018Final

Inspection 341188878 OPENED JAN 20, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 2016

5775 Peony Ct N, Plymouth, MN 55446 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$825$578Feb 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Feb 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1) · Stairways in construction
 Serious$225$158Feb 1, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1052 · Stairways in construction

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)

(1) Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, shall be equipped with:

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.

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

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