MINOT, ND —
OSHA Inspection: TOM'S BACKHOE SERVICE, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TOM'S BACKHOE SERVICE, INC. in VICINITY OF FIRST AVENUE SW AND MAIN STREET, MINOT, ND 58701 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 341563476.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TOM'S BACKHOE SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- VICINITY OF FIRST AVENUE SW AND MAIN STREET
- City
- MINOT
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58701
- Mailing
- 323 WOODLAND HILLS LANE SW, BRAINERD, MN 56401
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,564 · Current $1,782 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not provided in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth for employees: (a) On or about June 16, 2016 for the employees exposed to trench cave in hazards where the egress ladder required employees to climb a three foot bench in order to egress from a trench located near the vicinity of First Avenue SW and Main Street Minot, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1782
- — Z (S) $3564
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: (a) On or about June 16, 2016 for the employees exposed to trench cave in hazards where the spoil pile on the south side of the trench was not removed two feet back from the edge of the trench located near the vicinity of First Avenue SW and Main Street Minot, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety: (a) On or about June 16, 2016 for the employees exposed to trench cave in hazards for the trench located near the vicinity of First Avenue SW and Main Street Minot, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,564 · Current $1,782 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: (a) On or about June 16, 2016 for the employees exposed to trench cave in hazards for the trench located near the vicinity of First Avenue SW and Main Street Minot, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1782
- — Z (S) $3564
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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 341563476.
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