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OSHA Inspection: EARTHWORKS NORTHWEST, INC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of EARTHWORKS NORTHWEST, INC in 704 SANDPOINT AVE, WTP PIPE UPGRADE, SANDPOINT, ID 83864 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 330291816.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
EARTHWORKS NORTHWEST, INC
Site address
704 SANDPOINT AVE, WTP PIPE UPGRADE
City
SANDPOINT
State
ID
ZIP
83864
Mailing
PO BOX 1122, SANDPOINT, ID 83864

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Complaint (B)
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
238910
Employees
9
Ownership type
A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 K02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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) were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety:    a) Jobsite: On or about March 30, 2011 and times prior thereto, the competent person on site did not take appropriate actions to protect employees who performed water pipe installation activities outside of the protective trench shield.  These activities included but were not limited to, checking grade, installing seals and locks on the pipe, and cutting the pipe.      b) Jobsite: On or about March 30, 2011 and times prior thereto, the competent person on site allowed employees to work in an estimated seven foot deep trench with near vertical walls, installing an air vac vault structure without a protective system in place.          Note) Abatement certification is not required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500
  • — Z (S) $3000

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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) Jobsite:  On or about March 30, 2011 and times prior thereto, employees working in an estimated six foot deep trench, performed water pipe installation activities outside of the protective trench shield.       b) Jobsite: On or about March 30, 2011 and times prior thereto, employees working in an estimated seven foot deep, vertical walled trench, installed an air vac vault structure without a cave-in protection system in place.       Note) Abatement certification is not required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500
  • — Z (S) $3000

1926.1101 F02 I

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducts an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace. The assessment was not completed in time to comply with requirements which are triggered by exposure data or the lack of a "negative exposure assessment," and to provide information necessary to assure that all control systems planned are appropriate for that operation and will work properly:    a) JObsite:  On or about March 30, and times prior thereto, the employer had not conducted an exposure assessment for workers cutting and removing up to 850 linear feet of water pipe with a coating found to contain asbestos.  After it had been brought to the employers attention that the pipe may contain asbestos, and samples were sent for analysis, the employer continued to cut and remove the pipe until positive sample results were known.    Note) Abatement certification is not required for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

1926.1101 G03 I

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(3)(i): High-speed abrasive disc saws that were not equipped with point of cut ventilator or enclosures with HEPA filtered exhaust air were used for work related to asbestos or for work which disturbs ACM or PACM, regardless of measured levels of asbestos exposure or the results of initial exposure assessments:    a) Jobsite: On or about March 30, 2011 and times prior thereto, employees were permitted to use a high speed saw to cut pipe with a coating containing asbestos.        Note) Abatement certification is not required for this item.
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 330291816.