DEDEDO, GU —
OSHA Inspection: WEST ENTERPRISES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WEST ENTERPRISES, INC. in NEAR INTERSECTION OF SUNI DRIVE AND AHAU LANE DEDEDO, DEDEDO, GU 96912 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 347045767.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WEST ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Site address
- NEAR INTERSECTION OF SUNI DRIVE AND AHAU LANE DEDEDO
- City
- DEDEDO
- State
- GU
- ZIP
- 96912
- Mailing
- PO BOX 8755, TAMUNING, GU 96913
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 236115
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.403 B02
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $1,406 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification: a. Backside of the house: An outlet box designed to be mounted in a wall was attached to the end of an extension cord to power to an electric concrete mixer. Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards. b. Backside of the house: Multiple extension cords were connected in series "daisy chained" providing power to an electric concrete mixer. Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1406.3
- — Z (S) $2009
1926.405 B01
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Openings in boxes, cabinets, and fittings through which conductors entered were not effectively closed: Backside of the house: An outlet box designed to be mounted in a wall was attached to the end of an extension cord to power to an electric concrete mixer. The opening where the conductors entered the outlet box was not closed Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.405 B02
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: Backside of the house: The outlet box that supplied power to an electric concrete mixer was missing the faceplate. Employees were exposed to electrical and fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $1,406 Reduced
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) Backside of the House: Employees were plastering the walls and accessing the roof from a scaffold that was not fully planked. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1406.3
- — Z (S) $2009
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $3,349 · Current $2,344 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Back side of the roof: Employees conducting concrete work on a 12-foot roof were not protected by a guard rail, safety net, or personal fall arrest system. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2344.3
- — Z (S) $3349
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $3,349 · Current $2,344 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: Backside of the building: The step ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2344.3
- — Z (S) $3349
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed: Backside of the building on top of the scaffold: A Werner 6-foot step ladder was used in the closed position to access the roof. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.405 G02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws: Laundry Room: The outer insulation of the extension cord powering an overhead light was pulled back exposing the conductors to strain. Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1926.405 J01 III
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(iii): Portable lamps were not wired with flexible cord and an attachment plug of the polarized or grounding type: Laundry Room: A lighting fixture was attached to the end of an extension cord with a splice. Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 347045767.
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