MENTOR, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: DAVIS DIGGERS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DAVIS DIGGERS, INC. in 7654 HOPKINS ROAD, MENTOR, OH 44060 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 334886389.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DAVIS DIGGERS, INC.
- Site address
- 7654 HOPKINS ROAD
- City
- MENTOR
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44060
- Mailing
- 7985 KING MEMORIAL ROAD, MENTOR, OH 44060
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 his section: Employees worked in a trench installing new water pipe where the east face of the trench measured between 5 feet 9 inches to 7 feet 3 inches and was without a protective system to prevent soil cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.652 B02
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(b)(2): Maximum allowable slopes, and allowable configurations for sloping and benching systems, shall be determined in accordance with the conditions and requirements set forth in appendices A and B to this subpart: Employees worked in a trench installing new water pipe where the west face of the trench was benched at 47 inches from the bottom of the excavation with the first horizontal bench measuring 2 feet. The configuration of the west face did not maintain the required 1:1 slope, exposing employees to a soil cave-in.
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 334886389.
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