MENASHA, WI —
OSHA Inspection: H & H UTILITY EXCAVATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of H & H UTILITY EXCAVATING, INC. in HWY 47 AND MIDWAY, MENASHA, WI 54952 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340437383.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- H & H UTILITY EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- HWY 47 AND MIDWAY
- City
- MENASHA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54952
- Mailing
- W4038 HOFFMANN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, WI 53073
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- May 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,618 · Current $2,618
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) On or about 03-02-15 at Hwy 47 and Midway Rd. in Menasha, an employee was working in an approximately 50 ft. L x 5 ft. W x 4 ft. to 5 ft. D trench without a safe means of egress.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2618
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- May 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: a) On or about 03-02-15 at Hwy 47 and Midway Rd. in Menasha, the competent person did not perform the required visual and manual soil tests prior to an employee working in an approximately 50 ft. L x 5 ft. W x 5 ft. D trench.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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(b) or 1926.652(c): a) On or about 03-02-15 at Hwy 47 and Midway Rd. in Menasha, an employee was working with hand tools in an approximately 50 ft. L x 5 ft. W x 5 ft. D trench without adequate cave-in protection. The employer had constructed the walls at approximately 78 deg. and not the required 45 deg.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 340437383.
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