NEWPORT, RI ·
OSHA Inspection: M.A. EXCAVATION INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of M.A. EXCAVATION INC. in 560 THAMES ST, NEWPORT, RI 02840 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 341394419.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- M.A. EXCAVATION INC.
- Site address
- 560 THAMES ST
- City
- NEWPORT
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02840
- Mailing
- 563 QUISSET CT., WARWICK, RI 02886
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets. Worksite: Employees were not using head protection while working in an excavation near the sidewall with the possibility of falling rocks or sidewalls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: Worksite- Two employees were not protected from cave ins while working in an excavation that was approximately 7 feet deep.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $2400
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341394419.
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