UNIONTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: LEE'S PLUMBING & EXCAVATING, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of LEE'S PLUMBING & EXCAVATING, INC. in BROWNFIELD ROAD AND GUN CLUB ROAD, UNIONTOWN, PA 15401 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342666575.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LEE'S PLUMBING & EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- BROWNFIELD ROAD AND GUN CLUB ROAD
- City
- UNIONTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15401
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 510, NEW SALEM, PA 15468
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 27
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,605 · Current $4,565 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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, hazardous atmospheres or other hazardous conditions: (a) Jobsite, Brownfield and Gun Club Road, Uniontown, PA: On or about September 22, 2017 the competent person did not conduct daily inspections to ensure there was no situation that could result in a cave-in. A trench shield had been placed in the excavation and was not installed in accordance with specific guidelines. The shield was not installed against the side walls and the ends of the shield were open. A section of a side wall collapsed where an employee was standing causing the employee to fall approximately 13 feet into the unprotected area between the shield and sidewall. The employee suffered broken vertebrae.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4565
- — Z (S) $7605
1926.652 G01 II
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii): Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads: (a) Jobsite, Brownfield and Gun Club Road, Uniontown, PA: On or about September 22, 2017 a trench shield had been placed in the excavation approximately 6 feet or more from the sidewalls thereby not installed in a manner that would restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of a sudden lateral load.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 342666575.
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