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OSHA Inspection: HOHENBRINK EXCAVATING, LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HOHENBRINK EXCAVATING, LLC in FOURTH ST. & PRATT ST., OTTAWA, OH 45875 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 331106153.

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Site address
FOURTH ST. & PRATT ST.
City
OTTAWA
State
OH
ZIP
45875
Mailing
1340 SOUTH AGNER STREET, OTTAWA, OH 45875
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
8
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.501 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 1, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) Hohenbrink Excavating, LLC worksite located at the intersection of Fourth St. & Pratt St., Ottawa, Ohio: On or about December 19, 2011, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from fall hazards while attaching rigging to the trench box to be lifted. The employee was exposed to a fall distance of approximately 11.00 feet to the lowest level.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1650
  • — Z (S) $3300

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 1, 2012
Abate by
Feb 15, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,620 · Current $0 Reduced
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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    (a)  Hohenbrink Excavating, LLC worksite located at the intersection of Fourth St. & Pratt St., Ottawa, Ohio: On or about December 19, 2011, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from cave-in hazards while installing a sanitary sewer manhole. The east and west ends of the manhole box were not protected exposing the employee to approximately 12.00 feet of near vertical "C" soil.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $4620

1926.251 A01

Repeat Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 1, 2012
Abate by
Feb 15, 2012
Penalty
Initial $6,600 · Current $3,300 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1): Defective rigging equipment was not removed from service:    A.  Hohenbrink Excavating, LLC worksite located at the intersection of Fourth St. & Pratt St., Ottawa, Ohio: On or about December 19, 2011, the employer did not ensure the hook attached to the excavator had an operable safety latch while hoisting a manhole trench shield into the trench preventing the rigging from leaving the throat of the hook.    Hohenbrink Excavating, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.251, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311610034, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on August 6, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at Leipsic, OH.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $3300
  • — Z (R) $6600

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