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Trees Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Cedar Falls, Iowa · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
9citation items
$4,188current penalties
Aug 2, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Trees Construction once in Iowa.

The inspection began on Aug 2, 2018, in Cedar Falls.

That inspection ended with 9 citation items: 7 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,381 and now stand at $4,188, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Trees Construction averages $4,188 (1 cited inspection).

Trees Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343358131 OPENED AUG 2, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jan 18, 2019

1703 State St., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,217$1,108Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,217$1,108Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,217$1,108Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(3) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$1,108$554Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
 Other-than-serious$311$155Aug 31, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Other-than-serious$311$155Aug 31, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.40(a)

(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)

(b) Scaffold platform construction. (1) Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

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