BILLINGS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: WESTERN MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WESTERN MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. in SHAWNEE DR. AND BENCH BLVD, BILLINGS, MT 59105 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 344865605.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- SHAWNEE DR. AND BENCH BLVD
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59105
- Mailing
- 5855 ELYSIAN ROAD, BILLINGS, MT 59101
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
- 237310
- Employees
- 28
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,441 · Current $3,441
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c):Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees. a) 1408 Wanigan Sub Improvement Project, Billings, MT 59105: On or about August 4, 2020, and at times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards while installing a storm drain in a trench measuring 7 feet 6 inches in depth without safe means of access and egress.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3441
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446
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) 1408 Wanigan Sub Improvement Project, Billings, MT 59105: On or about August 4, 2020, and at times prior, employees where exposed to cave in hazards while installing a storm drain line in an unguarded trench at a depth of 7 feet 6 inches. The competent person failed to remove employees from the unguarded trench.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $9446
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). a) 1408 Wanigan Sub Improvement Project, Billings, MT 59105: On or about August 4, 2020, and at times prior, employees where exposed to cave in hazards while installing a storm drain line in an unguarded trench at a depth of 7 feet 6 inches.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 344865605.
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