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OSHA Inspection: WEHMEYER FARMS, INC.

Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of WEHMEYER FARMS, INC. in NEAR HIGHWAY N AND WELSH DRIVE, LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO 63367 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342930385.

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Site address
NEAR HIGHWAY N AND WELSH DRIVE
City
LAKE SAINT LOUIS
State
MO
ZIP
63367
Mailing
680 HIMMEL ROAD, MOSCOW MILLS, MO 63362
Inspection type
Unprogrammed Other (I)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
20
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 12, 2018
Abate by
Jun 29, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,174 · Current $518 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):   The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:    The employer is failing to instruct and train employees to recognize, avoid, and prevent potential caught between or under hazards associated with trenching and excavations.  The most recent example of this was on February 1, 2018 at or near Highway N and Welsh Drive, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $517.8
  • — Z (S) $5174

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 12, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,174 · Current $517 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2):  A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:   The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-under and engulfment hazards. This was most recently documented on or about February 1, 2018 at a jobsite located at or near Highway N and Welsh Drive, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. The employer did not provide or ensure that a safe means of egress was located in the excavation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $517.4
  • — Z (S) $5174

1926.651 K02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 12, 2018
Abate by
Jun 29, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,174 · Current $517 Reduced
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 had been taken to ensure their safety  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and engulfment hazards associated with trenching and excavations. This was most recently documented on or about February 1, 2018 at a jobsite located at or near Highway N and Welsh Drive, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. The competent person:   (a) Allowed employees to enter an excavation without a protective system in the excavation that measured approximately 9 feet in depth, 15 feet in width and 18 feet in length.    (b) Authorized employees to enter excavations without providing access and egress path.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $517.4
  • — Z (S) $5174

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 12, 2018
Abate by
Jun 29, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,174 · Current $517 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and engulfment hazards associated with trenching and excavations. This was most recently documented on or about February 1, 2018 at a jobsite located at or near Highway N and Welsh Drive, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. The employer did not provide or require the use of benching, sloping, shoring or other means to ensure that employees working in excavations were protected from engulfment hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $517.4
  • — Z (S) $5174

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