ALTOONA, AL —
OSHA Inspection: BEDWELL & WHORTON EXCAVATING, L.L.C.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEDWELL & WHORTON EXCAVATING, L.L.C. in 2765 BROWN STREET, ALTOONA, AL 35952 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 341495224.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEDWELL & WHORTON EXCAVATING, L.L.C.
- Site address
- 2765 BROWN STREET
- City
- ALTOONA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35952
- Mailing
- 718 WEST GRAND AVENUE, RAINBOW CITY, AL 35906
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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) On or about 05/19/2016 - 2765 Brown Street, Altoona, AL, the competent person did not perform an adequate trench inspection to identify that an existing trench had been previously dug at some undetermined time.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $28,000 · Current $28,000
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): a) On or about 05/19/2016 - 2765 Brown Street, Altoona, AL, an employee was buried up to his neck due to being sent into an unprotected trench excavation that was 41-feet long and 7-feet in depth.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (W) $28000
1926.652 C03 III
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(3)(iii): A copy of the tabulated data used to construct the protective system used at the jobsite, identifying the Professional Engineer who approved the data, was not made available upon request: a) On or about 05/19/2016 - 2765 Brown Street, Altoona, AL, the employer did not have tabulated data for a trench box used by employees engaged in excavation work during periods between, August 2015 and up to the date of this inspection, without knowing the box's specification.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $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 341495224.
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