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Schmitt Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Harrisburg, South Dakota · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
4citation items
$7,400current penalties
Jun 1, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Schmitt Construction, LLC once in South Dakota.

The inspection began on Jun 1, 2017 on a referral, in Harrisburg.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,407 and now stand at $7,400, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Schmitt Construction, LLC averages $7,400 (1 cited inspection).

Schmitt Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342367976 OPENED JUN 1, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Nov 26, 2018

303 Emmet Trail, Harrisburg, SD 57032 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 23, 2017: Employee injures back in fall from lift

At 6:00 p.m. on May 23, 2017, Employee #1 was preparing for the next day's work by using a lift to position the materials needed, when he fell. Employee #1 sustained a back injury and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$2,173$1,000Sep 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,259$2,400Sep 21, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,259$2,400Sep 21, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,716$1,600Sep 21, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1)

(a) Capacity. (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5) and (g) of this section, each scaffold and scaffold component shall be capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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