MIDDLETOWN, IA —
OSHA Inspection: VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 17571 DMC HWY 79, MIDDLETOWN, IA 52638 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343998886.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- Site address
- IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 17571 DMC HWY 79
- City
- MIDDLETOWN
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 52638
- Mailing
- 3610 78TH AVE WEST, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,741 · Current $9,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards: (a) The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards associated with working underneath loads. This was most documented during the inspection conducted on May 07, 2019 at a worksite located in "L Yard" of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant at 17571 DMC Hwy 79, Middletown, IA 52638. An employee was working in an approximately 20 foot long by 7 foot depth trench while the excavator operator was back-filling behind the employee. While back-filling, a hydraulic line from the excavator failed, causing the excavator bucket to free-fall and strike the employee.that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9000
- — Z (S) $10741
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,521 · 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 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. (a) The employer is failing to protect employees from excavated materials that could pose a hazard by falling into excavations where employees are working. This was most documented during the inspection conducted on May 07, 2019 at a worksite located on the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant at 17571 DMC Hwy 79, Middletown, IA 52638. Employees were working in an approximately 20 foot long by 7 foot depth trench. The spoils piles were located along both sides of the trench and the spoil pile to the right of the excavator was not located at least 2 feet of the edge, posing cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6521
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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 343998886.
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