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OSHA Inspection: D & M EXCAVATING

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of D & M EXCAVATING in VICINITY OF SECOND STREET NE & VAN BUREN AVENUE, TAPPEN, ND 58487 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342433588.

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Establishment
D & M EXCAVATING
Site address
VICINITY OF SECOND STREET NE & VAN BUREN AVENUE
City
TAPPEN
State
ND
ZIP
58487
Mailing
606 MCKENZIE AVENUE, STEELE, ND 58482
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 J02

Repeat Gravity 10 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 3, 2017
Abate by
Aug 9, 2017
Penalty
Initial $8,366 · Current $4,183 Reduced
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:     (a)   On or about June 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from overhead soil while repairing a water and sewer line in a trench approximately seven feet deep where the spoil pile was placed directly on the edge of the trench in the vicinity of Main Street NW & Renseller Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.      (b)   On or about June 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from overhead soil while repairing a water and sewer line in a trench approximately seven feet deep where the spoil pile was placed directly on the edge of the trench in the vicinity of First Street NW & Renseller Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.    Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 982121, Citation 1, Item 1B, and was affirmed as a final order on 12/23/2014, with respect to a workplace located in the vicinity of Fifth Street NE and Mitchell Avenue in Steele, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $4183
  • — Z (R) $8366

1926.651 K02

Repeat Gravity 10 3 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 3, 2017
Abate by
Aug 9, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in 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 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water line in a trench approximately seven feet deep with exposed ends in the trench box in the vicinity of Second Street NE & Van Buren Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.    (b)   On or about June 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to cave in hazards while repairing a water and sewer line in an unprotected trench approximately seven feet deep near vertical walls in the vicinity of Main Street NW & Renseller Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.    (c)   On or about June 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to cave in hazards while repairing a water and sewer line in an unprotected trench approximately seven feet deep near vertical walls in the in the vicinity of First Street NW & Renseller Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.  Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 982121, Citation 1, Item 1C, and was affirmed as a final order on 12/23/2014, with respect to a workplace located in the vicinity of Fifth Street NE and Mitchell Avenue in Steele, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $0
  • — Z (R) $0

1926.652 A01

Repeat Gravity 10 3 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $8,366 · Current $4,183 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 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water line in a trench approximately seven feet deep with exposed ends in the trench box in the vicinity of Second Street NE & Van Buren Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.      (b)   On or about June 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to cave in hazards while repairing a water and sewer line in a trench approximately seven feet deep near vertical walls in the vicinity of Main Street NW & Renseller Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.      (c)   On or about June 28th, 2017 and at times prior employees were exposed to cave in hazards while repairing a water and sewer line in a trench approximately seven feet deep near vertical walls in the in the vicinity of First Street NW & Renseller Avenue in Tappen, North Dakota.      Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 982121,  Citation 1, Item  2, and was affirmed as a final order on 12/23/2014,  with respect to a workplace located in the vicinity of Fifth Street NE and Mitchell Avenue in Steele, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $4183
  • — Z (R) $8366

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