BILLINGS, MT ·
OSHA Inspection: SAFETECH, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SAFETECH, INC. in 306 6TH AVENUE NORTH, BILLINGS, MT 59101 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 344767975.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SAFETECH, INC.
- Site address
- 306 6TH AVENUE NORTH
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59101
- Mailing
- PO BOX 80565, BILLINGS, MT 59108
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 562910
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,735 · Current $1,735
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii): a) 306 6th Avenue North, Billings, MT: On or about May 19, 2020 and at times prior employees were exposed to fall hazards and scaffolding collapse while using a scaffold platform that was not fully decked or planked to access the roof of the ticket booth roof.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1735
- · Z (S) $1735
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2020
- 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: a) 306 6th Avenue North, Billings, MT: On or about May 19, 2020 and at times prior employees were exposed to fall hazards while utilizing the scaffold crossmembers to access and egress the two tier scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: a) 306 6th Avenue North, Billings, MT: On or about May 19, 2020 and at times prior employees were exposed to a scaffold collapse hazards while using a two tier scaffold with damaged frame components.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 F04
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired: a) 306 6th Avenue North, Billings, MT: On or about May 19, 2020 and at times prior employees were exposed to a scaffold collapse hazards while using a two tier scaffold with damaged frame pieces. The employer failed to remove the equipment from operation until the frame was repaired.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,735 · Current $1,735
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest system: a) 306 6th Avenue North, Billings, MT: On or about May 19, 2020 and at times prior employees were exposed to fall hazards of 11 feet 9 inches to the ground below while removing roofing material without fall protection. The employer failed to ensure that employees were anchored at a secure point of attachment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1735
- · Z (S) $1735
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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 344767975.
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