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Steve Thomas Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Rapid City, South Dakota · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
4citation items
$6,000current penalties
Dec 7, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Steve Thomas Construction once in South Dakota.

The inspection began on Dec 7, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Rapid City.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,678 and now stand at $6,000, 38% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Steve Thomas Construction averages $6,000 (1 cited inspection).

Steve Thomas Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347152738 OPENED DEC 7, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2024

3328 Ping Drive, Rapid City, SD 57703 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$2,765$1,700Mar 27, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$2,074$1,300Mar 27, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,839$3,000Mar 27, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Mar 27, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.

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 1926.503 · 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.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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