LOLO, MT —
OSHA Inspection: PATTERSON ENTERPRISES INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PATTERSON ENTERPRISES INC in 128 GLACIER DRIVE, LOLO, MT 59847 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 334351517.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PATTERSON ENTERPRISES INC
- Site address
- 128 GLACIER DRIVE
- City
- LOLO
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59847
- Mailing
- 13400 TURAH RD, CLINTON, MT 59825
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: On or about May 17, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to head injuries from falling items such as but not limited to, water reduction pipe, while guiding the pipe into an excavation being lowered by a Bobcat 442 tracked excavator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $960
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: On or about May 17, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees entered an excavation of approximately 10 feet in depth, with near vertical walls and of a Type C soil to un-hook the water reduction pipe from a Bobcat 442 tracked excavator without a safe means of egress in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: On or about May 17, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 10 feet while using a 10 foot portable aluminum ladder to walk from a cement vault to the excavation wall.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems On or about May 17, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees entered an excavation of approximately 10 feet in depth, with near vertical walls and of a Type C soil without the competent person conducting an inspection to address these hazards prior to the start of work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: On or about May 17, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees entered an excavation of approximately 10 feet in depth, with near vertical walls and of a Type C soil to un-hook the water reduction pipe from a Bobcat 442 tracked excavator without cave in protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 334351517.
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