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OSHA Inspection: J. S. BOVA EXCAVATING, LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of J. S. BOVA EXCAVATING, LLC in 3322 CREEKMILL RD, NORTON, OH 44203 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 344367362.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
3322 CREEKMILL RD
City
NORTON
State
OH
ZIP
44203
Mailing
235 STATE STREET, STRUTHERS, OH 44471
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
30
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2020
Abate by
Jan 31, 2020
Penalty
Initial $9,282 · Current $9,282
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).     On or about October 2, 2019, at a job-site located at 3322 Clarkmill Rd, Norton, Ohio 44203; the employer did not ensure that an employee worked at all times inside the existing protective system in place in an approximately 14 feet deep trench.  An employee was injured by a shifting road plate when he stepped outside the existing protective system inside a trench with near vertical side walls, type "C" soil and a depth of approximately 14 feet."
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $9282
  • — Z (S) $9282

1926.652 G01 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2020
Abate by
Jan 31, 2020
Penalty
Initial $9,282 · Current $4,638 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii): Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads:     On or about October 2, 2019, at a job-site located at 3322 Clarkmill Rd, Norton, Ohio 44203; the employer did not ensure multiple road plates "Shields" were installed properly alongside an installed trench box to restrict lateral movement which caused serious injury to an employee that was caught underneath a shifted road plate while working in a trench with varying depths of 16 to 18 feet and determined to have type "C" soil.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4638
  • — Z (S) $9282

1926.652 G01 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2020
Abate by
Jan 31, 2020
Penalty
Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields:     On or about October 2, 2019, at a job-site located at 3322 Clarkmill Rd, Norton, Ohio 44203; the employer did not ensure adequate cave-in protection was used to protect an employee at the point of access and or egress (east side of trench between the manhole and trench box). The trench had near vertical side walls and a depth varying from approximately 16 to 18 feet.  The trench was determined to have type "C" soil, and the trench had seeping and standing water on the trench floor.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $9282

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