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Vasa Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Bennet, Nebraska · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
3citation items
$7,200current penalties
Mar 3, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Vasa Construction, Inc. once in Nebraska.

The inspection began on Mar 3, 2020 on a referral, in Bennet.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,568 and now stand at $7,200, 38% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Vasa Construction, Inc. averages $7,200 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Vasa Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344667563 OPENED MAR 3, 2020Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2021

805 Hackberry St, Bennet, NE 68317 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 28, 2020: Employee falls from telehandler forklift and suffers fractur

At 9:00 a.m. on February 28, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employee #1 was installing exterior cladding to an exposed beam. Employee #1 was working from an elevated platform attached to the forks of a telehandler forklift. Employee #1 fell from the elevated platform onto the concrete patio 12' below. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and fractures to his wrists. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,856$2,400Apr 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,856$2,400Apr 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,856$2,400Apr 2, 2020Final

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.

Feb 28, 2020, Bennet: Hospitalization · fractures · wrist(s)

An employee fell from a telehandler basket onto the ground and suffered a broken wrist and arm injuries.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv)

(iv) Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless they have been specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use.

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v)

(v) Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii)

(vii) For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.

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