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OSHA Inspection: ACOSTA EXCAVATING, INC.

Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of ACOSTA EXCAVATING, INC. in 1101 VETERANS DRIVE CHILLER PLANT, LEXINGTON, KY 40502 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342187887.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
1101 VETERANS DRIVE CHILLER PLANT
City
LEXINGTON
State
KY
ZIP
40502
Mailing
3300 AZTEC CIRCLE, LEXINGTON, KY 40517
Inspection type
Programmed Related (I)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
2
Ownership type
Private (A)

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 7, 2017
Abate by
May 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $2,771 · Current $1,663 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems  (a) VA Lexington, Chiller Plant - On or about 3/20/17, a competent person did not perform daily inspections of the excavation including evaluating the engineered wall, the soil type and the ramps used to egress  the excavation.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1662.6
  • · Z (S) $2771

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 342187887.

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