SPRINGFIELD, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: FED EXCAVATING INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of FED EXCAVATING INC. in 570 E. LEFFEL LANE, SPRINGFIELD, OH 45505 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339535783.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FED EXCAVATING INC.
- Site address
- 570 E. LEFFEL LANE
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45505
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 359, SPRING VALLEY, OH 45370
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated. a) Laborors were working in an improperly protected excavation that was 9 feet deep with there being no daily inspections conducted by an competent person to ensure the workers were properly protected during catch basin installation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $840
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 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 this section: a) Laborors were working in an improperly protected excavation inthat one wall was straight cut, Type C soil, and 9 feet high exposing workers to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 339535783.
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