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Olson Siding LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Windom, Minnesota · Siding Contractors · NAICS 238170

1inspections
3citation items
$1,000current penalties
May 14, 2020last inspection

Olson Siding LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Minnesota.

OSHA opened it on May 14, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Windom.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $1,875 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,000, down 47%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Olson Siding LLC averages $1,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Olson Siding LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344791132 OPENED MAY 14, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 18, 2021

1685 North Redding Ave, Windom, MN 56101 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$825$450Jul 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$1,050$550Jul 10, 2020Final

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 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17)

(17) The attachment point of the body belt shall be located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness shall be located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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