WENTZVILLE, MO —
OSHA Inspection: N. B. WEST CONTRACTING COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of N. B. WEST CONTRACTING COMPANY in 1993 WENTZVILLE PARKWAY, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 333886828.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- N. B. WEST CONTRACTING COMPANY
- Site address
- 1993 WENTZVILLE PARKWAY
- City
- WENTZVILLE
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63385
- Mailing
- 2780 MARY AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63144
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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: The employer allowed an employee to work in an unprotected excavation that measured approximately 6 feet in depth, 10 feet in width and 21 feet in length. The south excavation side wall and end walls were vertical and were composed of clay like soil of type B consistency but the soil had been predisturbed by existing utility installation degrading it to class C. No benching, shoring or sloping of the excavation walls had been done along the south, east, and west sides.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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: At the job site, the spoil pile was located directly on top of the south wall of the excavation. N.B. WEST CONTRACTING COMPANY WAS INITIALLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 1926.651(J)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN THE OSHA INSPECTION 313638132, CITATION 1, ITEM 3, ISSUED 09/15/2009 AND BECAME FINAL ORDER 10/23/2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE AT E. OSAGE STREET, PACIFIC, MO, 63069.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3500
- — Z (R) $7000
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 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, the exposed employee was not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety: At the job site, the competent person authorized an employee to enter an excavation with the following hazards present: a) No protective system was used in the excavation that measured approximately 6 feet in depth, 10 feet in width and 21 feet in length. b) Spoil pile located directly on top of the south wall of the excavation. N.B. WEST CONTRACTING COMPANY WAS INITIALLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 1926.651(K)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN THE OSHA INSPECTION 313638132, CITATION 1, ITEM 4, ISSUED 09/15/2009 AND BECAME FINAL ORDER 10/23/2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE AT E. OSAGE STREET, PACIFIC, MO, 63069.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3500
- — Z (R) $7000
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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 333886828.
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