CHALMETTE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: MURPHY CONSTRUCTION CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MURPHY CONSTRUCTION CO. in 3500 PARIS RD., CHALMETTE, LA 70044 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 341006781.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MURPHY CONSTRUCTION CO.
- Site address
- 3500 PARIS RD.
- City
- CHALMETTE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70044
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1008, CHALMETTE, LA 70044
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
- 236115
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
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) 3500 Paris Rd, Chalmette, LA; On or about October 21, 2015, employees did not have a safe means of egress from an a Approximately 6 foot deep trench.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that: a) 3500 Paris Rd., Chalmette, LA; On or about October 21, 2015, adequate protective systems such as sloping, benching, or shielding were not used to protect employee(s) from a possible collapse of the excavation wall.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 341006781.
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