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Meschke Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Andover, Minnesota · Residential Remodelers · NAICS 236118

1inspections
3citation items
$50,000current penalties
Jul 6, 2023last inspection

Meschke Construction Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Minnesota.

OSHA opened it on Jul 6, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Andover, and the case has not closed yet.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $75,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $50,000, down 33%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.1053, ladders in construction (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Meschke Construction Inc averages $50,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Meschke Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346879588 OPENED JUL 6, 2023Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Open

1239 138th Lane Nw, Andover, MN 55304 · Residential Remodelers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 6, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from elevation

At 12:00 a.m. on July 6, 2023, an employee was utilizing the top portion of a separated extension ladder placed on a tarp to access the roof of a residential home located in Andover, Minnesota, when he fell resulting in a fatal head injury. There were no witnesses to the incident. Weather did not play a role in the incident.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training
Serious$25,000$25,000Dec 27, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
Serious$25,000$25,000Nov 7, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7) · Ladders in construction
Serious$25,000$0Nov 7, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)

(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7)

(7) Ladders shall not be used on slippery surfaces unless secured or provided with slip-resistant feet to prevent accidental displacement. Slip-resistant feet shall not be used as a substitute for care in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder that is used upon slippery surfaces including, but not limited to, flat metal or concrete surfaces that are constructed so they cannot be prevented from becoming slippery.

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)

(a) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.

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