LIBERTY, MO —
OSHA Inspection: MILES EXCAVATING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MILES EXCAVATING, INC. in 152 AND BLUE JAY DR., LIBERTY, MO 64068 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344076963.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MILES EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- 152 AND BLUE JAY DR.
- City
- LIBERTY
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64068
- Mailing
- PO BOX 458, 15063 STATE AVENUE, BASEHOR, KS 66007
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C01 I
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $9,282
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(1)(i): Structural ramps that were used solely by employees as a means of access or egress from excavations were not designed by a competent person: At a jobsite located at the intersection of Blue Jay Drive and West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068, employees were exposed to serious struck by and or engulfment hazards. Employees working inside of the excavation were utilizing a structural ramp as a means of access and egress from the excavation. The structural ramp was not designed by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: At a jobsite located at the intersection of Blue Jay Drive and West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068, employees were exposed to serious struck by and or engulfment hazards. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other means of egress was not located in the excavation. The excavation was measured at 5 feet 4 inches deep ,4 feet 10 inches deep, and 6 feet 9 inches where the employee was working.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 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: At a jobsite located at the intersection of Blue Jay Drive and West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068, employees were exposed to serious struck by and or engulfment hazards. A daily inspection of the excavation, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, or indications of failure of protective systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5569
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 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). At a jobsite located at the intersection of Blue Jay Drive and West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068, employees were exposed to serious struck by and or engulfment hazards. 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).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5569
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.652 D01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(d)(1): Materials and equipment used for protective systems were not free from damage or defects that might impair their proper function: At a jobsite located at the intersection of Blue Jay Drive and West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068, employees were exposed to serious struck by, engulfment, and/or electrical shock hazards. The portable water pump at the jobsite was not free from damage or defects which might of impeded its proper function. The flexible power cord had been spliced and taped together with electrical tape.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5569
- — Z (S) $9282
1904.40 A
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,327 · Current $796 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative copies of the previous 5 years of injury and illness records within the four business hours. At a jobsite located at the intersection of Blue Jay Drive and West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068, the employer failed to provide an authorized government representative copies of the previous 5 years of injury and illness records within the four business hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $796.2
- — Z (O) $1327
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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 344076963.
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