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Lightning Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Opal, Wyoming · Industrial Building Construction · NAICS 236210

1inspections
9citation items
$22,174current penalties
Jul 2, 2019last inspection

Lightning Construction Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Wyoming.

OSHA opened it on Jul 2, 2019 on a referral, in Opal.

From that inspection OSHA issued 9 citation items: 9 serious.

OSHA proposed $22,174 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.652, trench protection (5 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Lightning Construction Inc averages $22,174 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Lightning Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344154059 OPENED JUL 2, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Feb 21, 2020

1 Mile West Hyw 30, Opal, WY 83124 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 1, 2019: Two employees incur burns from flash fire while cutting pipe

On July 1, 2019, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were cutting a pipe with a bandsaw when a flash fire occured due to the presence of produced water and sludge in the line. The employees incurred burns their faces, arms, backs, chests and abdomens and required hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 27-11-105 (B)(VI)(A)
 Serious$5,174$5,174Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 27-11-105 (B)(VI)(A)
 Serious$3,696$3,696Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(4)(i) · Trench protection
 Serious$5,174$5,174Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(4)(ii)(a) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(4)(ii)(b) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(4)(iii) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1) · Inspections
 Serious$2,956$2,956Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.1427(a) · Operator training, certification, and evaluation
 Serious$5,174$5,174Dec 27, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1412 · Inspections

29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1)

(e) Monthly. (1) Each month the equipment is in service it must be inspected in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section (each shift).

29 CFR 1926.1427 · Operator training, certification, and evaluation

29 CFR 1926.1427(a)

(a) General requirements for operators. The employer must ensure that each operator is trained, certified/licensed, and evaluated in accordance with this section before operating any equipment covered under subpart CC, except for the equipment listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(c)(4)(i)

(4) Option (4)—Design by a registered professional engineer. (i) Support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems not utilizing Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3, above, shall be approved by a registered professional engineer.

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