OPELIKA, AL —
OSHA Inspection: BALLARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BALLARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in NEAR WATERFORD BLVD, OPELIKA, AL 36801 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 344355557.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BALLARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- NEAR WATERFORD BLVD
- City
- OPELIKA
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36801
- Mailing
- 3101 NARROW LANE, KELLYTON, AL 35089
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) Near Waterford Blvd, Opelika AL; On or about October 1, 2019 the employer exposed employees to worksite hazards in that the employer failed to instruct his employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to their work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injuries. Employees were working in an eleven foot deep trench without any safety training regarding trenching and excavation work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $3978
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $2,500 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: a) Near Waterford Blvd, Opelika AL; On or about October 1, 2019 the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were not provided a means of safe egress while working in an 11 foot deep trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $3978
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $26,520 · Current $14,000 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section. a) Near Waterford Blvd, Opelika AL; On or about October 1, 2019 the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were required to work inside of a trench measuring 11 feet deep, with one 2.5 foot wide bench at seven feet; the trench was 100 feet in length and was dug in class "b" soil. The employer had not complied with the standard in that employees were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system and the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (thirty-four degrees measured to the horizontal).
Recent events (2)
- — I (W) $14000
- — Z (W) $26520
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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 344355557.
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