SAINT LOUIS, MO —
OSHA Inspection: COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. in 466 S. PRICE ROAD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63124 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 341832574.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
- Site address
- 466 S. PRICE ROAD
- City
- SAINT LOUIS
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63124
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 142, GRAY SUMMIT, MO 63039
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,672 · Current $1,336 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part: a/ Written safety and health programs were not maintained.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1336
- — Z (S) $2672
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a/ At the job site, employee(s) were not aware of the requirement to prepare an engineering survey prior to the start of demolition operations or of the need to maintain a competent person at the work site during mechanical demolition operations. An unplanned collapse of the chimney on or about 10/12/16 resulted in serious injury to the trackhoe operator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.850 A
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $1,871 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations: a/ A engineering survey was not prepared in writing prior to the commencement of demolition operations of the one-story, residential home. An unplanned collapse of the chimney occurred causing serious injury to the operator of the Doosan Trackhoe, m/n DX-180 LC.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1870.5
- — Z (S) $3741
1926.859 G
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $1,871 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.859(g): During demolition operations, continuing inspections by a competent person were not made as the work progresses to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material: a/ At the job site, a competent person was not present when mechanical demolition operations were occurring on a single-story residence. An unplanned collapse of the chimney occurred on or about 10/12/16. The operator of a Dooson Trackhoe, m/n DX-180 LC, was severely injured when the debris fell onto the cab of this machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1870.5
- — Z (S) $3741
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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 341832574.
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