OMAHA, NE ·
OSHA Inspection: OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS PLUMBING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS PLUMBING, INC. in 2503 S 140TH CIRCLE, OMAHA, NE 68144 (NAICS 332913). OSHA activity number 342276003.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS PLUMBING, INC.
- Site address
- 2503 S 140TH CIRCLE
- City
- OMAHA
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68144
- Mailing
- 2720 W BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332913
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: The employer is exposing employees to hazards by not training them on recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions. This was most recently observed at 2503 S 140th Circle, Omaha, NE where an employee had been working in an excavation and had not received training on the hazards of working in a trench or excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $2716
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced
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: The employer is failing to protect employees from a struck by hazard by not keeping excavated materials at least 2 feet from the edge of an excavation. This was most recently observed at 2503 S 140th Circle, Omaha, NE where the spoil pile was at the edge of the opening of an excavation that was occupied by employees.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2173
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $3,000 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 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). The employer is failing to protect employees from cave in hazards when performing plumbing operations in an excavation. This was most recently documented at 2503 S 140th Circle, Omaha NE, on or about April 25, 2017 when employees were in a excavation that was 6' deep, 7' wide, and 13' long, with vertical walls and no protective system in place.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $3803
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Source
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 342276003.
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