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Umc, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Aurora, Colorado · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

1inspections
3citation items
$11,000current penalties
May 14, 2019last inspection

Umc, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Colorado.

OSHA opened it on May 14, 2019 on a referral, in Aurora.

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

OSHA proposed $14,208 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,000, down 23%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.602, earthmovers and forklifts in construction (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Umc, Inc. averages $11,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 344006119 OPENED MAY 14, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Jun 19, 2019

3002 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80010 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 3, 2019: Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall while unloading hv

At 2:00 p.m. on May 3, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an HVAC company, was unloading equipment for installation at a four-story multifamily residential building that was being constructed. He was working without a fall protection system from a forklift basket and unloading HVAC fan coils to the third floor when he fell from the unprotected edge, a fall height of 22 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted with multiple injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, two fractured ribs, and a bruised lung.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$7,104$5,500May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Other-than-serious$7,104$5,500May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.602(d) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2019Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 3, 2019, Aurora: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

An employee fell from the edge of the third floor of the building to the ground while unloading HVAC fan coils from a forklift basket resulting in a dislocated shoulder, two broken ribs and a bruised lung. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

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)(3)

(3) Hoist areas. Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system.

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii)

(c) Lifting and hauling equipment (other than equipment covered under subpart N of this part). (1) Industrial trucks shall meet the requirements of § 1926.600 and the following:

29 CFR 1926.602(d)

(d) Powered industrial truck operator training.

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