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OSHA Inspection: UNITED EXCAVATING & OIL WELL SERVICE, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNITED EXCAVATING & OIL WELL SERVICE, INC. in 3095 STATE ROUTE 45, ROCK CREEK, OH 44084 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 331102749.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
3095 STATE ROUTE 45
City
ROCK CREEK
State
OH
ZIP
44084
Mailing
849 STATE ROUTE 7, PIERPONT, OH 44082
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 18, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,200 · Current $2,520 Reduced
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  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:    On 12/09/2011, at the Rock Creek Apartment Project in the Village of Rock Creek, Ohio:  The bucket of the Caterpillar excavator was used as a personnel carrier for an employee who entered an 18 foot deep excavation to adjust the sump pump that was in the bottom of the excavation.  Feasible abatement methods include, but are not limited to the following:  a. Follow the Equipment Manufacturer's (Caterpillar) manual which states "Never use a bucket for a work platform or personnel carrier".
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2520
  • · Z (S) $4200

1926.652 A01

Willful Gravity 10 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 18, 2012
Penalty
Initial $14,000 · Current $8,400 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    On 12/09/2011, on site at the Rock Creek Apartment Project in the Village of Rock Creek, Ohio:  An employee entered an 18 to 23 foot deep excavation to adjust a sump pump where no soil cave-in protective system was in place.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (W) $8400
  • · Z (W) $14000

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 331102749.

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