PONTIAC, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: OPPERMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of OPPERMAN CONSTRUCTION CO. in INTERSECTION OF NORTH AND CHICAGO STREET, PONTIAC, IL 61764 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 331072868.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OPPERMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF NORTH AND CHICAGO STREET
- City
- PONTIAC
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61764
- Mailing
- 16535 NORTH 1650 EAST ROAD, PONTIAC, IL 61764
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: Employees were working in an excavation up to a depth of 9 feet deep and a safe means of egress was not located in the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $4200
1926.652 G02
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(2): Excavations of earth material to a level no greater than 2 feet(.61m) below the bottom of a shield was permitted: Employees working in a 9 feet deep excavation were exposed to a cave-in hazard due to the employer carrying the bottom of the trench box 3 feet above the bottom of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2940
- · Z (S) $4200
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions: Employees were working in an excavation which was not inspected by a competent person before the employees were allowed to enter the working area. The trench box was being carried approximately 3 feet above the bottom of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 331072868.
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