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OSHA Inspection: BILL RANGER & SONS EXCAVATING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BILL RANGER & SONS EXCAVATING, INC. in SAPPY ST/RT 48 - NORTH ST INTERSECTION, MORRISONVILLE, IL 62546 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 338991599.

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Site address
SAPPY ST/RT 48 - NORTH ST INTERSECTION
City
MORRISONVILLE
State
IL
ZIP
62546
Mailing
10763 ROUTE 4, GILLESPIE, IL 62033
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238220
Employees
6
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.102 A02

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2013
Abate by
May 22, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): Eye and face protective equipment being worn by the employees did not meet the requirements specified in American National Standards Institute, Z 87.1-1968, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection:    An employee was exposed to concrete chips and dust while using a cut off saw to cut existing pipe and the employee wore sunglasses which did not meet the requirements of Z 87.1-1968.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2000

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2013
Abate by
May 22, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400
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:      Employees were in an excavation cutting the existing pipe in preparation of the installation of a manhole up to a depth of 6 feet 5 inches deep and safe means of egress was not located in the excavation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2400
  • — Z (S) $2400

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2013
Abate by
May 22, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 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) sloping and benching systems, or paragraph (c) support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems:      Employees were in an excavation cutting the existing pipe in preparation of the installation of a manhole up to a depth of 6 feet 5 inches deep, and the excavation was not sloped, shored, or braced in accordance with the standard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
May 10, 2013
Abate by
May 22, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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 working in an excavation which was not inspected by a competent person before the employees were allowed to enter the working area. The excavation was not sloped, shored, or braced in accordance with the standard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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 338991599.

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