MWH Constructors, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Denver, Colorado · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110
1inspections
6citation items
$21,990current penalties
Jun 16, 2020last inspection
OSHA has inspected MWH Constructors, Inc. once in Colorado.
The inspection began on Jun 16, 2020 after a complaint, in Denver.
That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $14,747 and still stand at $21,990.
Silica dust in construction comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.1153.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and MWH Constructors, Inc. averages $21,990 (1 cited inspection).
MWH Constructors, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Colorado · latest 90 days of OSHA records
136employers cited
3 of them in the same industry
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Denver site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 31 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
MWRD PAR 1225 South Headworks
Denver · 2018
31
1
0
3.1
1.0
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee was attempting to set pressure on a pressure release valve and lost control of the end of a fire hose. The hose struck the left side of his face causing a laceration and a fracture that required surgery.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2)
(2) Deep breathing. In a normal standing position, the subject shall breathe slowly and deeply, taking caution so as not to hyperventilate.
(2) Exposure assessment—(i) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section.
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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.
