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Waters Construction Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Bismarck, North Dakota · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
2citation items
$1,358current penalties
Oct 25, 2017last inspection

Waters Construction Co. has one OSHA inspection on record in North Dakota.

OSHA opened it on Oct 25, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Bismarck.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $2,716 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,358, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.451, scaffolds, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Waters Construction Co. averages $1,358 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Waters Construction Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342726684 OPENED OCT 25, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Nov 28, 2017

3420 North 14th Street, Bismarck, ND 58503 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$2,716$1,358Oct 26, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$0$0Oct 26, 2017Final

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(b)(3)

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) (i) and (ii) of this section, the front edge of all platforms shall not be more than 14 inches (36 cm) from the face of the work, unless guardrail systems are erected along the front edge and/or personal fall arrest systems are used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)

(g) Fall protection. (1) Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1) (i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.

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