FARGO, ND —
OSHA Inspection: WESTERN PRODUCTS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WESTERN PRODUCTS, INC. in 511 EIGHTH STREET SOUTH, FARGO, ND 58103 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 343177788.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WESTERN PRODUCTS, INC.
- Site address
- 511 EIGHTH STREET SOUTH
- City
- FARGO
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58103
- Mailing
- 474 45TH STREET SOUTH, FARGO, ND 58103
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 20, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,147 · Current $9,147
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide: (a) On or about May 16, 2018, and at times prior for employees exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while conducting roofing work using fabricated frame scaffolding with one scaffold plank on the working level at 511 Eighth Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9147
- — Z (S) $9147
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 20, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: (a) On or about May 16, 2018, and at times prior for employees exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while conducting roofing work using fabricated frame scaffolding without mudsills in place on soil foundations at 511 Eighth Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 20, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access: (a) On or about May 16, 2018, and at times prior for employees exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while conducting roofing work using fabricated frame scaffolding and climbing the end frames for access at 511 Eighth Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section: (a) On or about May 16, 2018, and at times prior for employees exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while conducting roofing work using fabricated frame scaffolding at 511 Eighth Street South in Fargo, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $28,455 · Current $10,853 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (a) On or about May 16, 2018, and at times prior for employees exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while conducting roofing work on a 12:12 pitch roof at 511 Eighth Street South in Fargo, North Dakota. Note: This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1134613, Citation 1, Item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on April 14, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 102 Shepard Lane in Carrington, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10853
- — Z (R) $28455
More inspections at Western Products, INC.
View Western Products, INC.'s full OSHA safety record →
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 238160)
More inspections in ND
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 343177788.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.