GREAT FALLS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED MATERIALS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNITED MATERIALS in CENTRAL & 38 STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 59401 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339271116.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED MATERIALS
- Site address
- CENTRAL & 38 STREET NORTH
- City
- GREAT FALLS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59401
- Mailing
- 9TH AVE NORTH & 21ST STREET, GREAT FALLS, MT 59401
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.251 A01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $3,150 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1): Defective rigging equipment was not removed from service: a) Construction Site; On or about August 7, 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when a defective sling was used to hoist a trench box into a trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3150
- — Z (S) $4500
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $3,150 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions were taken to ensure their safety: a) Construction Site; On or about August 7, 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a cave in hazard while installing a twelve inch water valve with evidence of hazardous conditions present.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3150
- — Z (S) $4500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: a) Construction Site; On or about August 7, 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a cave in hazard while working in a trench 6 feet deep without adequate shoring.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 339271116.
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