Boise, Idaho · Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing · NAICS 321992
1inspections
3citation items
$9,000current penalties
Jun 18, 2018last inspection
OSHA has inspected Nashua Builders once in Idaho.
The inspection began on Jun 18, 2018 as part of a related case, in Boise.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,641 and now stand at $9,000, 23% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Nashua Builders averages $9,000 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Nashua Builders 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.
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Incident on Jul 3, 2018 (fatal): Employee falls from unprotected wall edge and is killed
At 5:30 p.m. on July 3, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured prefabricated wood buildings. He was fitting sprinklers. He was working at a height of 2.2 to 3.0 meters (7.25 to 10 feet). He fell through an opening between studs that were not fully secured by joist hangers and screws. The joists were face-nailed. The employee fell onto a concrete surface. His spinal cord was severed. He also sustained facial fractures, lacerations, damage to the cervical and thoracic spine, and moderate cranial hemorrhage. He was killed.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Boise site logged 32 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 120 workers: 39.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 159 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Nashua Builders
Boise · 2021
120
32
14
39.8
1.8
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 assisting with a wall set when a metal support wheel crushed their toes and foot.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:
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.
