SHREVEPORT, LA —
OSHA Inspection: MITCHELL CONTRACTING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MITCHELL CONTRACTING, INC. in 4537 GILBERT STREET, SHREVEPORT, LA 71101 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343818654.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MITCHELL CONTRACTING, INC.
- Site address
- 4537 GILBERT STREET
- City
- SHREVEPORT
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 71101
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 116, MADISONVILLE, LA 70447
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: On or about 02/27/2019, at 4537 Gilbert Street, Shreveport, LA, employees were installing a new sewer main line in an excavation which contained water without a water removal pumping unit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3978
- — Z (S) $6630
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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, or by a combination of both if necessary: On or about 02/27/2019, at 4537 Gilbert Street, Shreveport, LA, employees were installing a sewer main line in an excavation that had a spoil pile approximately 3 feet in height less than to 2 feet to the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3978
- — Z (S) $6630
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 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 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c): On or about 02/27/2019, at 4537 Gilbert Street Shreveport, LA, employees were installing a main sewer line in a trench approximately 7 feet deep without cave-in protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3978
- — Z (S) $6630
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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 343818654.
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