COLUMBIA, SC —
OSHA Inspection: D S UTILITIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of D S UTILITIES, INC. in CORNER OF LEE RD. AND WASHINGTON RD., COLUMBIA, SC 29207 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340200070.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- D S UTILITIES, INC.
- Site address
- CORNER OF LEE RD. AND WASHINGTON RD.
- City
- COLUMBIA
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29207
- Mailing
- 1644 HOLY TRINITY CHURCH RD., LITTLE MOUNTAIN, SC 29075
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B04 II
- Issued
- May 5, 2015
- Abate by
- May 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers: a) Northwest end of the jobsite: A 16-inch in diameter "test hole" that was drilled between the trench and the roadway was not protected by a cover.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- May 5, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 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) Jobsite: An employee working in an excavation 9.5 feet in depth, was not provided with a ladder or other safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2940
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- May 5, 2015
- Abate by
- May 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. a) Jobsite: While an employee was occupying an excavation the spoil pile on the south end was within a few inches to 1.5 feet from the excavation's south edge, b) Jobsite: An excavator was working as close as a few inches past the east edge of the excavation with nothing to prevent it from accidentally rolling into it.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2940
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 5, 2015
- Abate by
- May 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $56,000 · Current $39,200 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: a) Jobsite: The employer failed to provide cave-in protection for an employee working in an excavation 9.5 feet in depth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (W) $39200
- — Z (W) $56000
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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 340200070.
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