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OSHA Inspection: MERRYMAN EXCAVATION, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MERRYMAN EXCAVATION, INC. in INTERNATIONAL BLVD. & VERACRUZ DR., LAREDO, TX 78045 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 335244984.

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Site address
INTERNATIONAL BLVD. & VERACRUZ DR.
City
LAREDO
State
TX
ZIP
78045
Mailing
1501 LAMB ROAD, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098
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
5
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.501 B15

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 10, 2012
Penalty
Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 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:    On the west side of an excavation, an employee used the top plate of the trench box shield, as a working surface, 8 feet above the excavation floor, without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1020
  • — Z (S) $1020

1926.652 A01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 10, 2012
Abate by
Aug 31, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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:     On the north side of an excavation, employees were installing a 36 inch water main inside an irregular excavation that meaured 14.5 feet deep at its deepest point by 120 feet long by 25 feet wide. The exposed employee was not protected from a cave-in at the open end of the trench box at the north end of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $2000
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.652 G02

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 10, 2012
Abate by
Aug 31, 2012
Penalty
Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(2):     . Excavations of earth material to a level not greater than 2 feet (.61 m) below the bottom of a shield werepermitted.     On the north side of an excavation, employees were installing a 36 inch water main inside an irregular excavation that meaured 14.5 feet deep at its deepest point by 120 feet long by 25 feet wide. A trench box was inproperly positioned, exceeding 2 feet from the bottom of the trench box to the excavation floor.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $1200

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