WETUMPKA, AL —
OSHA Inspection: PARAGON CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PARAGON CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED in 5179 US HWY 231, WETUMPKA, AL 36092 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 339837445.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PARAGON CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 5179 US HWY 231
- City
- WETUMPKA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36092
- Mailing
- PO BOX 241424, MONTGOMERY, AL 36124
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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) 5179 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka AL; On or about July 2, 2014 the controlling employer Paragon Construction & Development, Incorporated failed to ensure that its sub-contractor K & M Mechanical LLC protected its employees from cave-in hazards in that employees were not provided an adequate means of safe egress while working in a 7 foot deep excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a) 5179 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka AL; On or about July 2, 2014 the controlling employer Paragon Construction & Development, Incorporated failed to ensure that its sub-contractor K & M Mechanical LLC protected its employees from 7 foot fall hazards while employees were ascending / descending a 6 foot folding ladder to the next level in that the folding ladder did not extend 3 feet above the next level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were not used for the purpose for which they were designed. a) 5179 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka AL; On or about July 2, 2014 the controlling employer Paragon Construction & Development, Incorporated failed to ensure that its sub-contractor K & M Mechanical LLC protected its employees from a 7 foot fall hazard while employees were ascending / descending a 6 foot folding ladder to the next level in that the folding ladder was closed and leaned up against the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 29 CFR 1926.652 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section. a) 5179 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka AL; On or about July 2, 2014 the controlling employer Paragon Construction & Development, Incorporated failed to ensure that its sub-contractor K & M Mechanical LLC protected its employees from cave-in hazards in that employees were allowed to work inside of an excavation measuring seven feet deep, six feet wide, and fifteen feet in length that was dug in class "c" soil. The employer had not complied with the standard in that employees were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system and the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (thirty-four degrees measured to the horizontal).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339837445.
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