BILLINGS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: WESTERN MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WESTERN MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. in WEST WICKS & ST ANDREW DRIVE, BILLINGS, MT 59105 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 330293564.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WESTERN MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- WEST WICKS & ST ANDREW DRIVE
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59105
- Mailing
- 5855 ELYSIAN ROAD, BILLINGS, MT 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237310
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employees were permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,310 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $2310
- — Z (S) $2310
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $1,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1000
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2011
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $53,900 · Current $27,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $27000
- — C (W) $53900
- — Z (W) $53900
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 330293564.
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