BILLINGS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE HEATING AND COOLING COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EMPIRE HEATING AND COOLING COMPANY in 304 NORTH 29TH STREET, BILLINGS, MT 59101 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 338978133.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EMPIRE HEATING AND COOLING COMPANY
- Site address
- 304 NORTH 29TH STREET
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59101
- Mailing
- 500 ALBERT STREET, BILLINGS, MT 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B03
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2013
- Abate by
- May 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section, the front edge of all platforms were not less 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: (a): Construction Site: On or about March 27, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately seventeen feet while transferring material from an elevated platform to the roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2013
- Abate by
- May 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section: (a): Construction Site: On or about March 27, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately seventeen feet while standing on material inside elevated platform and transferring material from the elevated platform to the roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2013
- Abate by
- May 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable: (a) Construction Site: On or about March 27, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately seventeen feet to the ground below due to lack of adequate training in the recognition of fall hazards and the means to control these hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $500
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B05 I
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2013
- Abate by
- May 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder: (a) Construction Site: On or about March 27, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of up to approximately eighteen feet six inches to the ground below using a ladder while using a ladder set at excessive angle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2013
- Abate by
- May 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide an adequate training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards: (a) Construction Site: On or about March 27, 2013 and at times prior to this date, employees were utilizing an extension ladder without being trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $500
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 338978133.
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