POST FALLS, ID —
OSHA Inspection: MDM CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MDM CONSTRUCTION, INC. in PRAIRIE AVENUE BETWEEN SPOKANE AND CHASE ROAD, POST FALLS, ID 83854 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 342642378.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MDM CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- PRAIRIE AVENUE BETWEEN SPOKANE AND CHASE ROAD
- City
- POST FALLS
- State
- ID
- ZIP
- 83854
- Mailing
- PO BOX 2006, HAYDEN, ID 83835
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person: (a) On September 16, 2017 and at times prior thereto; the employer did not ensure that a competent person implemented and inspected the traffic control plan, thus exposing the employees to struck-by hazards. NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation IS required for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8873
1926.200 G01
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1): Construction areas were not posted with legible traffic signs at points of hazards: (a) On September 16, 2017 and at times prior thereto; the employer did not provide at least one advance warning sign in the westbound lane to warn road users of work that was taking place and that the shoulder was closed, thus exposing employees to work zone struck-by hazards. ABATEMENT NOTE: Reference MUTCD standards 6G2-b(4) that require advance warning or advance warning signs to show a point of hazard. NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation IS required for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 D
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $6,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with a warning vest or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material: (a) On or about September 16, 2017 and at times prior thereto; the employer did not ensure that employees wore a warning vest or similar while working at an excavation on the shoulder with encroachment into the roadway, exposing them to struck-by hazards. NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation IS required for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $8,500 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 have been taken to ensure their safety. (a) On or about September 16, 207 and at times prior thereto, employees had not been removed from an excavation when the presence of information clearly showed hazards were present. NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation IS required for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8500
- — Z (S) $8873
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: (a) On or about September 16, 2017 and at times prior thereto; two employees were exposed to crushing hazards while working in an excavation while one excavator removed soil and another backfilled. NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation IS required for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $17,745 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation are not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c) of this section. a) On or about September 16, 2017, and at times prior thereto: the employer did not protect two employees working in an excavation estimated to be 6 feet deep with near vertical walls and within a foot from a two-way road with heavy traffic traveling at 40 mph, from cave-in hazards by properly sloping or using appropriate protective systems. NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation IS required for this item. MDM Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 459376, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as final order on March 14, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 5675 Government Way, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (R) $17745
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $17,745 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: (a) On or about September 16, 2017 and at times prior thereto: the employer did not provide two employees a safe means of egress while working in an excavation approximately 6 feet deep with nearly vertical walls and within a foot of a two way road with heavy traffic traveling at 40 mph. NOTE: Abatement certification and documentation IS required for this item. MDM Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 459376, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as final order on March 14, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 5675 Government Way, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $17745
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