WASHINGTON, IL —
OSHA Inspection: WALKER EXCAVATING COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WALKER EXCAVATING COMPANY, INC. in 1100 BLOCK OF NORTH CUMMINGS LANE, WASHINGTON, IL 61571 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340782200.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WALKER EXCAVATING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 1100 BLOCK OF NORTH CUMMINGS LANE
- City
- WASHINGTON
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61571
- Mailing
- 3222 W. FARMINGTON ROAD, PEORIA, IL 61604
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B07 I
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(7)(i): Each employee at the edge of an excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, or barricades: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard up to 7 feet 9 inches deep while near the edge of an excavation and the employees were not protected from falling into the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $6,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person: Employees were exposed to head injuries and fall hazards while performing excavation work and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects: Employees were exposed to being struck in the head by rock being dumped in an excavation and the employees were not required to wear a hard hat.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions: Employees were exposed to cave in hazard while in an excavation taking grade measurements and installing pipe and the excavation was not inspected by a competent person before the employee was allowed to enter the working area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 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 paragraph (b) sloping and benching systems, or paragraph (c) support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems: Employees were exposed to a cave in hazard up to 7 feet 9 inches while in an excavation taking grade measurements and installing pipe, and the excavation was not sloped, shored, or braced in accordance with the standard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — 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 340782200.
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