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PKG Contracting Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fairfield, Iowa · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
2citation items
$8,000current penalties
Jun 26, 2019last inspection

PKG Contracting Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Iowa.

OSHA opened it on Jun 26, 2019 on a referral, in Fairfield.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $10,608 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,000, down 25%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.502, fall protection systems (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. PKG Contracting Inc. averages $8,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

PKG Contracting Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344112677 OPENED JUN 26, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 4, 2019

2275 Marigold Blvd, Fairfield, IA 52556 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 20, 2019: Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall when grating shif

At 12:50 p.m. on June 20, 2019, Employee #1 was returning to forming work at a water/sewer plant construction project after a lunch break. The employee walked across a grating that had not been attached to the frame work over the pump pit. The grating tipped up, and the employee fell to the pit below, landing on water pumps. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the ankle, arm, and multiple ribs.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$10,608$8,000Jul 31, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$0$0Jul 31, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3)

(3) All covers shall be secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4)

(4) All covers shall be color coded or they shall be marked with the word “HOLE” or “COVER” to provide warning of the hazard.

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