MILWAUKEE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: MERIT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MERIT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. in 340 WEST WELLS STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53203 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 340758002.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MERIT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 340 WEST WELLS STREET
- City
- MILWAUKEE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53203
- Mailing
- 5441 212TH STREET WEST, FARMINGTON, MN 55024
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 27
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $35,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. (a) Employees were performing repair work, which created holes, on a concrete parking garage and the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falling to the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (W) $35000
1926.502 I03
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees: (a) Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on and around holes in a parking structure and the employer did not ensure hole covers were secured from displacement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.502 I04
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard: (a) Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on and around holes in a parking structure and the employer did not ensure hole covers were properly marked to provide warning of the hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: (a) The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
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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 340758002.
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