TOMAH, WI —
OSHA Inspection: GERKE EXCAVATING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GERKE EXCAVATING, INC. in INTERSECTION OF SUPERIOR AVENUE AND W BROWNELL STREET (ALLEY), TOMAH, WI 54660 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343920286.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GERKE EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF SUPERIOR AVENUE AND W BROWNELL STREET (ALLEY)
- City
- TOMAH
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54660
- Mailing
- 15341 STATE HIGHWAY 131, TOMAH, WI 54660
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 185
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,603 · Current $0 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 the 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 April 9, 2019, employees were working within an excavation with the spoil pile located within two feet of the excavation edge.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $4603
- — Z (S) $4603
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 3, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,137 · Current $4,500 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 or about April 9, 2019, employees working within an excavation were doing so without adequate cave-in protection.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4500
- — C (S) $6137
- — Z (S) $6137
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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 343920286.
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