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Midwestern Builders, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Portage, Michigan · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

7inspections
23citation items
$4,035current penalties
Feb 17, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Midwestern Builders, Inc. 7 times in Michigan since 2010.

The latest one began on Feb 17, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Portage.

Those inspections ended with 23 citation items: 12 serious, 7 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,900 and now stand at $4,035, 59% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 4084.1243.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Midwestern Builders, Inc. averages $2,640 (1 cited inspection).

Midwestern Builders, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340408780 OPENED FEB 17, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Apr 21, 2015

6373 Talikser Court, Portage, MI 49002 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 408.41937(4)
Repeat$1,600$640Mar 27, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$5,000$2,000Mar 27, 2015Final

Inspection 317254803 OPENED FEB 12, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2014

4025 Hollowood Dr, Portage, MI 49024 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$200$80Mar 14, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Mar 14, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$200$80Mar 14, 2014Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$200$80Mar 14, 2014Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$1,000$400Mar 14, 2014Closed

Inspection 316138122 OPENED MAR 4, 2013Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Apr 17, 2013

Lot #3 Mcgilliciddy Ln, Portage, MI 49024 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$100$40Mar 22, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$125$50Mar 22, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$200$80Mar 22, 2013Closed

Inspection 313298333 OPENED APR 9, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 24, 2012

3200 Pkwy Blvd, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$100$40Apr 25, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Repeat$200$80Apr 25, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Repeat$200$80Apr 25, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Repeat$200$80Apr 25, 2012Closed

Inspection 313335945 OPENED AUG 22, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Nov 3, 2011

506 Collins St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$125$125Sep 30, 2011Closed

Inspection 313295602 OPENED JAN 31, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2011

3915 Hollowood Dr, Portage, MI 49024 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 24, 2011Closed

Inspection 313297319 OPENED DEC 13, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 2011

8417 Grapevine Circle Lot #89, Mattawan, MI 49071 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$125$50Jan 19, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$125$50Jan 19, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$100$40Jan 19, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$100$40Jan 19, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 19, 2011Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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.

29 CFR 4084.1124

29 CFR 4084.1126

29 CFR 4084.1243

29 CFR 4084.1246

29 CFR 4084.1721

29 CFR 4084.1725

29 CFR 4084.1851

29 CFR 4084.1862

29 CFR 4084.1937

29 CFR 4084.2155

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