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OSHA Inspection: G.M.S. EXCAVATORS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of G.M.S. EXCAVATORS, INC. in N LAKE WOODS DRIVE, EDGERTON, WI 53534 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343935888.

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Site address
N LAKE WOODS DRIVE
City
EDGERTON
State
WI
ZIP
53534
Mailing
10248 N COUNTY ROAD F, EDGERTON, WI 53534
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
5
Ownership type
Private (A)

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 2, 2019
Abate by
May 10, 2019
Penalty
Initial $2,842 · Current $1,705 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    On or about April 16, 2019, a portable ladder that was set-up on the outside of a trench box was utilized by employees as access thus exposing them to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1705
  • · Z (S) $2842

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