BILLINGS, MT ·
OSHA Inspection: CANADIAN-AMERICAN STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS, INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CANADIAN-AMERICAN STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS, INC in 1400 S. 24TH STREET, BILLINGS, MT 59102 (NAICS 321991). OSHA activity number 338927023.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CANADIAN-AMERICAN STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS, INC
- Site address
- 1400 S. 24TH STREET
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59102
- Mailing
- 1400 S. 24TH STREET, BILLINGS, MT 59102
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321991
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.36 D01
- Issued
- May 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employees were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors: (a) Shipping/Receiving, 1400 South 24th Street West, Billings, Montana 59102: On or about March 01, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed injury from fire due to the emergency exit being locked with a security bar that needed specific knowledge how to remove. (b) Garage Area, 1400 South 24th Street West, Billings, Montana 59102: On or about March 01, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed injury from fire due to the emergency exit being locked with a security bar that needed specific knowledge how to remove.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- May 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Materials or equipment was placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level: (a) Southwest Corner of Plant Floor, 1400 South 24th Street West, Billings, Montana 59102: On or about March 01, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed injury from fire due to the emergency exit egress from the plant floor had material and equipment placed within the exit route.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.303 G01
- Issued
- May 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment: (a) North End of Plant Floor, HVAC Electrical Panel, 1400 South 24th Street West, Billings, Montana 59102: On or about March 01, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed injury from electrical shock and fire due to electrical panel box being blocked by material.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1120
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- May 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers identified for the purpose: (a) Shipping/Receiving, 1400 South 24th Street West, Billings, Montana 59102: On or about March 01, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed electric shock due to electrical junction boxs that were not provided with covers.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1120
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- May 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: (a) Plant Floor, 1400 South 24th Street West, Billings, Montana 59102: On or about March 01, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees were provided with N95 Dust Masks without being provided Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338927023.
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