FENTON, MO —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY in NEWPORT LANDING & HAWKINS ROAD, FENTON, MO 63026 (NAICS 517110). OSHA activity number 340535368.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
- Site address
- NEWPORT LANDING & HAWKINS ROAD
- City
- FENTON
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63026
- Mailing
- 12851 MANCHESTER RD. 1-W-10, DES PERES, MO 63131
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
- 517110
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $4,250
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(c): a) Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, DBA AT&T Missouri @ Newport Landing & Hawkins Road, Fenton, MO 63026: On and before April 10, 2015, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-ins by a protective system in that the system that was installed did not protect the entire height of the west wall of the excavation. The excavation measured approximately 5 feet in depth along the east wall and approximately 7 feet in depth along the west wall. The upper portion of the west wall, approximately 33 inches, was unprotected. This condition exposed two employees to struck-by hazards. b) Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, DBA AT&T Missouri @ Newport Landing & Hawkins Road, Fenton, MO 63026: On and before April 10, 2015, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-ins by a protective system in that ladder access for the excavation was located in an area that was unprotected. The excavation measured approximately 5 feet in depth along the east wall and approximately 7 feet in depth along the west wall. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $4250
- — C (S) $4250
- — Z (S) $4250
1926.652 C02 III
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $4,250
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(iii): Manufacturer's specifications, recommendations, and limitations, and manufacturer's approval to deviate from the specifications, recommendations, and limitations were not in written form at the jobsite during construction of the protective system and thereafter until the protective system was no longer utilized: a) Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, DBA AT&T Missouri @ Newport Landing & Hawkins Road, Fenton, MO 63026: On and before April 10, 2015, the controlling and exposing employer did not ensure that tabulated data was available for the EPI V-Shoring and 4 feet x 8 feet Sheeting system that was used as a protective system for the excavation. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $4250
- — C (S) $4250
- — Z (S) $4250
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2015
- Abate by
- May 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $25,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
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) Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, DBA AT&T Missouri @ Newport Landing & Hawkins Road, Fenton, MO 63026: On and before April 10, 2015, the employer did not ensure that an excavation which measured between 5-7 feet deep was inspected prior to the start of work. This condition exposed two employees to struck-by hazards. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) which was contained in OSHA Inspection 984772, citation number 1, item number 2, issued on September 10, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 319 Oakhurst Street, La Porte, Texas 77571.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $7000
- — C (R) $25000
- — Z (R) $25000
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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 340535368.
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