SHEBOYGAN, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: KIP GULSETH CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KIP GULSETH CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. in 4117 S. TAYLOR DR., SHEBOYGAN, WI 53081 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343980348.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KIP GULSETH CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
- Site address
- 4117 S. TAYLOR DR.
- City
- SHEBOYGAN
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53081
- Mailing
- 1930 JOHNSTON DR., MANITOWOC, WI 54220
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 E
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,713 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Exposure to falling loads. No employee shall be permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Employees shall be required to stand away from any vehicle being loaded or unloaded to avoid being struck by any spillage or falling materials. Operators may remain in the cabs of vehicles being loaded or unloaded when the vehicles are equipped, in accordance with 1926.601(b)(6), to provide adequate protection for the operator during loading and unloading operations. On May 3, 2019, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while installing a water main saddle in an 8' x 8' square excavation, 6'-10" deep when the trench shield was hanging above their heads, approximately 4' above the bottom of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3712.8
- · Z (S) $5304
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,220 · Current $1,610 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. On May 3, 2019, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while working in a trench where loose rock had not been removed from the edges of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1610
- · Z (S) $3220
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,220 · Current $1,610 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when: On May 3, 2019, employees were exposed to struck by and engulfment hazards while working in an 8' square, 6'-10" deep excavation. Employees were working outside the trench shield where the excavated side walls were not bench or sloped to 1:1.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1610
- · Z (S) $3220
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343980348.
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