EAU CLAIRE, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: BEAR VALLEY INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEAR VALLEY INC. in MENARDS DC NORTH 5103 TOWNHALL RD, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 342508553.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEAR VALLEY INC.
- Site address
- MENARDS DC NORTH 5103 TOWNHALL RD
- City
- EAU CLAIRE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54703
- Mailing
- 1728 INDIANHEAD DRIVE E, MENOMONIE, WI 54751
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238210
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,346 · Current $0 Reduced
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) 5103 Townhall Rd, Eau Claire, WI; The employer did not instruct temporary employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions including but not limited to fall hazards, floor holes and unsafe walking working surfaces.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $4346
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $2,608
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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: (a) 5103 Townhall Rd, Eau Claire, WI; A temporary employee was operating and performing work from a mobile scaffold without being trained.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2608
- · Z (S) $0
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) 5103 Townhall Rd, Eau Claire, WI; A temporary employee was not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.501 B04 II
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes by covers: (a) 5103 Townhall Rd, Eau Claire, WI; The employer did not ensure employees were protected from tripping or stepping into floor holes by adequate covers.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3042
- · Z (S) $5070
1926.501 B15
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: (a) 5103 Townhall Rd, Eau Claire, WI; An employee working from a platform more than 6 feet above the lower level was not protected from falling by a means of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3042
- · Z (S) $5070
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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 342508553.
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