LENNOX, SD —
OSHA Inspection: WINTER CONTRACTING LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WINTER CONTRACTING LLC in 4TH AND JUNIPER STREET, LENNOX, SD 57039 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344236989.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WINTER CONTRACTING LLC
- Site address
- 4TH AND JUNIPER STREET
- City
- LENNOX
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57039
- Mailing
- 46124 US HIGHWAY 14, VOLGA, SD 57071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $7,500 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): (a)Winter Contracting LLC at 4th and Juniper Street, Central Basin 2 Project, Lennox, SD 57039: On or about and at time prior to August 15, 2019, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees conducting work in an excavation were protected from cave-in hazards. Employees were installing water mains in an excavation approximately 8 feet in depth which lacked an adequate protective system, such as sloping, benching, or shielding system. This condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards within an excavation 8 feet deep.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7500
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions: (a)Winter Contracting LLC, 4th and Juniper Street, Central Basin 2 Project, Lennox, SD 57039: On or about and at times prior to August 15, 2019, the exposing employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the excavation prior to start of work and during each shift in that the competent person did not identify the lack of an appropriate protective system and did not take prompt corrective action to eliminate the cave-in hazard. This condition exposed the employee to the hazards of working near the sides of an unprotected excavation approximately 8 feet in depth. Abatement Note: "Competent person" means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 344236989.
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