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OSHA Inspection: STUTZ EXCAVATING, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of STUTZ EXCAVATING, INC. in FRANK SCOTT PARKWAY & ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 159, SWANSEA, IL 62226 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343146775.

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Site address
FRANK SCOTT PARKWAY & ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 159
City
SWANSEA
State
IL
ZIP
62226
Mailing
3837 FOSTERBURG DRIVE, ALTON, IL 62002
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 12, 2018
Abate by
Jul 30, 2018
Penalty
Initial $2,217 · Current $1,552 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:    An employee was exposed to possible cave-in hazards while working in a 6 foot 4 inch deep trench.   The daily inspections of the excavation, the adjacent areas, and the protective systems were not made by a competent person for evident of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, or failure of protective systems.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1552
  • — Z (S) $2217

1926.1053 B16

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 12, 2018
Abate by
Jul 30, 2018
Penalty
Initial $1,663 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:     An employee was exposed to a slip/fall while using a portable fiberglass ladder which had a broken second step.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $1663

1926.652 A01

Repeat Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 12, 2018
Abate by
Jul 30, 2018
Penalty
Initial $6,652 · Current $4,656 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 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c):    Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards due to the angle of repose on the east wall of the excavation was 52.4 degrees in Type B soil, and was not less than 45 degrees in accordance with Subpart P Appendix B.    Stutz Excavating, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1140228, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 4-27-16, with respect to a workplace located at Johnson and College Streets in Alton, Illinois.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $4656
  • — Z (R) $6652

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