GRETNA, NE ·
OSHA Inspection: KERSTEN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KERSTEN CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 20576 NE 370, GRETNA, NE 68028 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 344026950.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KERSTEN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 20576 NE 370
- City
- GRETNA
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68028
- Mailing
- 11050 S 204TH ST, GRETNA, NE 68028
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (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
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems: The employer is failing to protect employees from cave in hazards associated with excavations. This was most recently observed at 20576 NE 370, Gretna, Nebraska on May 22, 2019 when employees were working in and around an excavation and a test was not performed to determine the class of soil. Soil classification as part of an inspection is needed to determine the type of protective system required.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5569.2
- · Z (S) $9282
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 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): The employer is failing to protect employees from the hazards associated with trenching and excavation work. This was most recently observed at 20576 NE 370, Gretna, Nebraska on May 22, 2019 when two employees were working in an unprotected trench that was over 6' deep, with vertical walls and no protective systems were in place.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5569.2
- · Z (S) $9282
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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 344026950.
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