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OSHA Inspection: BEDWELL & WHORTON EXCAVATING, L.L.C.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

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.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
2765 BROWN STREET
City
ALTOONA
State
AL
ZIP
35952
Mailing
718 WEST GRAND AVENUE, RAINBOW CITY, AL 35906
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
20
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 21, 2016
Abate by
Aug 2, 2016
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 21, 2016
Abate by
Aug 2, 2016
Penalty
Initial $28,000 · Current $28,000
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 21, 2016
Abate by
Aug 2, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

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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