PAULDING, OH —
OSHA Inspection: VTF EXCAVATION, LLC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of VTF EXCAVATION, LLC. in INTERSECTION OF WILLIAMS & CAROLINE STREETS, PAULDING, OH 45879 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340581180.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VTF EXCAVATION, LLC.
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF WILLIAMS & CAROLINE STREETS
- City
- PAULDING
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45879
- Mailing
- 8398 CELINA-MENDON RD., CELINA, OH 45822
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 61
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $9,240 · Current $6,000 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(c): (a) VTF Excavation, LLC on or about April 23, 2015, at a trench located on Caroline St. east of Williams St. in Paulding, OH: The employer in control of the jobsite (as prime contractor) failed to ensure employees of a subcontractor installing a by-pass valve in a 7 ft. deep trench were adequately protected from cave-ins after awareness of the hazard was known. (b) VTF Excavation, LLC on or about April 23, 2015, at a trench located on Caroline St. west of Williams St. in Paulding, OH: The employer in control of the jobsite (as prime contractor) failed to ensure employees of a subcontractor installing a by-pass valve in a 6.6 ft. deep trench were adequately protected from cave-ins after awareness of the hazard was known. VTF Excavation, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 908210, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on November 20, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 207 S. Broadway, Columbus Grove, OH.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (R) $9240
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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 340581180.
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