ARKPORT, NY —
OSHA Inspection: V & B UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of V & B UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC. in 7961 ROUTE 36 AND 40 OAK HILL STREET, ARKPORT, NY 14807 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 344099262.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- V & B UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
- Site address
- 7961 ROUTE 36 AND 40 OAK HILL STREET
- City
- ARKPORT
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14807
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 325, WEBSTER, NY 14580
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 B04
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(4): While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees: a) 7955/7961 Route 36, west side of road, on or about 6-20-19: One employee was hand digging in an excavation, 5 feet 9 inches deep, where a natural gas line was not protected or supported.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $1705
- — Z (S) $1705
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $1,500 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: b) 40 Oak Hill Street, east side of road, on or about 6-19-19: One employee was working in an excavation, 7 feet deep, without an access/egress ladder in place.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1500.4
- — C (S) $2273
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face: a) 40 Oak Hill Street, east side of road, on or about 6-19-19: One employee was working in an excavation, 7 feet deep, with a pile of loose excavated material piled approximately 4 feet high at the immediate edge of the excavation.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1500.4
- — C (S) $1705
- — Z (S) $1705
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,500 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: a) 7955/7961 Route 36, west side of road, on or about 6-20-19: One employee was hand digging in an excavation, 5 feet 9 inches deep, that was not inspected by a competent person. b) 40 Oak Hill Street, east side of road, on or about 6-20-19: One employee was working in an excavation, 7 feet deep, that was not inspected by a competent person.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1500.4
- — C (S) $2842
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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): a) 7955/7961 Route 36, west side of road, on or about 6-20-19: One employee was hand digging in an excavation, 5 feet 9 inches deep, without a protective system in place.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 344099262.
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