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OSHA Inspection: TOM'S BACKHOE SERVICE, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

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.

What this inspection record means

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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
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
Employees
20
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 19, 2016
Abate by
Sep 15, 2016
Penalty
Initial $3,564 · Current $1,782 Reduced
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

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 19, 2016
Abate by
Sep 15, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 19, 2016
Abate by
Sep 15, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 19, 2016
Abate by
Sep 15, 2016
Penalty
Initial $3,564 · Current $1,782 Reduced
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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