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OSHA Inspection: DEAN FARNSWORTH TRENCHING CO.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DEAN FARNSWORTH TRENCHING CO. in SOUTH HIGHWAY 59, SHENANDOAH, IA 51601 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 104261656.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
SOUTH HIGHWAY 59
City
SHENANDOAH
State
IA
ZIP
51601
Mailing
17 MAY RIDGE DRIVE, SHENANDOAH, IA 51601
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1623
Employees
4
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Construction safety.

10 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Dec 17, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $750.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Aug 16, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $750.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1926.651 J02

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Aug 16, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,050 · Current $525 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $525.00
  • · Z (S) $1050.00

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Aug 16, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $750.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Aug 16, 1991
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $750.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1200003 1

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Dec 7, 1991
Penalty
Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O) $150.00
  • · Z (O) $300.00

1200005 1

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Dec 7, 1991
Penalty
Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O) $150.00
  • · Z (O) $300.00

1200006

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Sep 17, 1991
Penalty
Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O) $150.00
  • · Z (O) $300.00

1926.152 D04

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Aug 16, 1991
Penalty
Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O) $150.00
  • · Z (O) $300.00

1926.152 G09

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 13, 1991
Abate by
Aug 20, 1991
Penalty
Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O) $150.00
  • · Z (O) $300.00

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 104261656.

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