O FALLON, MO —
OSHA Inspection: S&S UTILITY CONTRACTING COMPANY
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of S&S UTILITY CONTRACTING COMPANY in NEAR: 54 WEST INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, O FALLON, MO 63366 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343339271.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- S&S UTILITY CONTRACTING COMPANY
- Site address
- NEAR: 54 WEST INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
- City
- O FALLON
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63366
- Mailing
- 103 CHERRYWOOD PARC DRIVE, O FALLON, MO 63368
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B07 II
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(7)(ii): Each employee at the edge of a well, pit shaft, and similar excavation 6 feet(1.8 m) or more in depth was not protected by guardrail systems, fences, barricades, or covers. On 6/21/2018, employees of S&S Utility Contracting Company were working on The Henke Road Lift Station Force Main Upgrade, near 54 West Industrial Drive, OFallon, MO, 63366. Employees used a narrow, muddy path near a air compressor trailer to access the work area of the excavation. Employees were exposed to hazards of falling into the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,000 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: On 6/21/2018, employees of S&S Utility Contracting Company were working on The Henke Road Lift Station Force Main Upgrade, near 54 West Industrial Drive, OFallon, MO, 63366. The employer did not ensure that benching, sloping, shoring or other means was used to protect employees from cave-in, engulfment, or struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.652 E02 I
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(e)(2)(i): Excavation of material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of the members of the support system was allowed when there were indications while the trench is open of a possible loss of soil from behind or below the bottom of the support system: On 6/21/2018, employees of S&S Utility Contracting Company were working on The Henke Road Lift Station Force Main Upgrade, near 54 West Industrial Drive, OFallon, MO, 63366. The employer did not position the MAPS Speed Shore to keep employees from being exposed to engulfment hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.652 G01 II
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced
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: On 6/21/2018, employees of S&S Utility Contracting Company were working on The Henke Road Lift Station Force Main Upgrade, near 54 West Industrial Drive, OFallon, MO, 63366. The employees working in the excavation were exposed to struck-by hazards in the event lateral loads were applied to the MAPS Speed Shore System.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5174
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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 343339271.
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