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OSHA Inspection: DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. in TUSSING ROAD, PICKERINGTON, OH 43147 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 305435182.

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Site address
TUSSING ROAD
City
PICKERINGTON
State
OH
ZIP
43147
Mailing
6790 BROOKSMILLER RD, CIRCLEVILLE, OH 43113
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
SIC code (legacy)
1794
Employees
4
Ownership type
Private (A)

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2003
Abate by
Aug 13, 2003
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the following:
a.On the Tussing Road water project where sewer pipe was installed, on
February 4, 2003,
and at times prior to, the swing radius on the Caterpillar 325 was not
barricaded thereby
exposing employees to a caught-in/struck-by hazard.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this include,
but are not limited to the following:
a.Barricade the swing radius of the excavator in such a manner as to
prevent
employees from entering the swing radius area of the rotating
superstructure.
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $1500.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1926.651 H01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2003
Abate by
Aug 13, 2003
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $3000.00
  • · Z (S) $3000.00

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2003
Abate by
Dec 16, 2004
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $3000.00

1926.651 C02

Deleted Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2003
Abate by
Aug 13, 2003
Penalty
Initial $56,000 · Current $56,000
Recent events (2)
  • · J (W) $56000.00
  • · Z (W) $56000.00

1926.652 A01

Deleted Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2003
Abate by
Aug 13, 2003
Penalty
Initial $56,000 · Current $56,000
Recent events (2)
  • · J (W) $56000.00
  • · Z (W) $56000.00

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