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OSHA Inspection: HOWCO UTILITIES

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HOWCO UTILITIES in BUCKNER TARSNEY ROAD @ MCQUERRY ROAD, GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 336132782.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
HOWCO UTILITIES
Site address
BUCKNER TARSNEY ROAD @ MCQUERRY ROAD
City
GRAIN VALLEY
State
MO
ZIP
64029
Mailing
2201 NORTH 7 HWY SUITE B, PLEASANT HILL, MO 64080
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237130
Employees
35
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 29, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2):     A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:    (a)  A safe means of egress was not located in the excavation that was over 5'0" deep.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $4200

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 29, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):     An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence:    (a) Howco Utility's competent person did not inspect the excavation prior to employee entering the excvation after rainwater entered the excavation and was being pumped out.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3500

1926.652 B

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 29, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
29 CFR 1926.652(b):     The slopes and configurations of sloping and benching systems were not in accordance with the requirement options of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4):    (a) Workers were in an excavation where the slope of the walls were not in accordance with the requirements of 1926.652(b).  The soil type was "Type C" as the excavation had standing water in the bottom and the area had been previously excavated, and the walls of the excavation were greater than a one to one slope.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4900
  • — Z (S) $4900

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 336132782.

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