QUINCY, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: F.J. MURPHY & SON, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of F.J. MURPHY & SON, INC. in 700 N 54TH STREET, QUINCY, IL 62301 (NAICS 221310). OSHA activity number 331900431.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- F.J. MURPHY & SON, INC.
- Site address
- 700 N 54TH STREET
- City
- QUINCY
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62301
- Mailing
- 1800 FACTORY AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62702
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
- 221310
- Employees
- 26
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations: Each employee in an excavation was not protected from struck-by injuries and cave-in hazards because the spoil pile was stored within two feet of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3500
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects: Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck in the head by falling materials, tools, and a concrete pad while performing work in an unprotected excavation and the employees were not required to wear a hard hat.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21.b.2 Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) sloping and benching systems, or paragraph (c) support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems: Employees were installing a 90 degree elbow that was connected to an 8 inch ductile iron pipe under a fire pump concrete pad up to a depth of approximately 8.7 feet deep and the excavation was not sloped, shored, or braced in accordance with the standard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $4900
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- 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 installing a 90 degree elbow that was connected to an 8 inch ductile iron pipe under a fire pump concrete pad up to a depth of approximately 8.7 feet deep and the excavation was not inspected by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 8.8 feet when using a step ladder to exit the south side of the excavation and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 8.8 feet when using a step ladder that was leaned against the face of an excavation wall and the self-supporting legs were not open and the ladder was used for purpose other than purpose for which it was designed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 8.8 feet when using a step ladder to exit the south side of the excavation and the top step of the stepladder was used as a step.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2800
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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 331900431.
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