MITCHELL, SD —
OSHA Inspection: KROHMER PLUMBING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KROHMER PLUMBING, INC. in VINCENT PLACE & SOUTH MILLER AVENUE, MITCHELL, SD 57301 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 344462270.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KROHMER PLUMBING, INC.
- Site address
- VINCENT PLACE & SOUTH MILLER AVENUE
- City
- MITCHELL
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57301
- Mailing
- 401 SOUTH OHLMAN STREET, MITCHELL, SD 57301
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 125
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 B04
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2020
- Abate by
- May 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,205 · Current $13,494
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)Krohmer Plumbing, Inc. at Vincent Place & South Miller Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301: On or about and at times prior to November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure that a gas main within the excavation was protected, supported or removed while employees were performing work within the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $5205
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2020
- Abate by
- May 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,675 · Current $13,494
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) Krohmer Plumbing, Inc. at Vincent Place & South Miller Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301: On or about and at times prior to November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees working within an excavation greater than four feet in depth were provided a safe means of egress within 25 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $8675
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2020
- Abate by
- May 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,940 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: (a) Krohmer Plumbing, Inc. at Vincent Place & South Miller Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301: On or about and at times prior to November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure that spoils pile were kept at least two feet from the edge of the excavation. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with excavated material from rolling or falling into the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $6940
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2020
- Abate by
- May 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,205 · Current $13,494
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) Krohmer Plumbing, Inc. at Vincent Place & South Miller Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301: On or about and at times prior to November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure that daily inspections of the excavation were made by a competent person, employees were working within an excavation with vertical and near vertical walls and no cave-in protection. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards due to cave-in and crushing hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $5205
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2020
- Abate by
- May 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $121,443 · Current $20,000 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 (b) or (c): (a) Krohmer Plumbing, Inc. at Vincent Place & South Miller Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301: On or about and at times prior to November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees conducting work in an excavation were protected from cave-in, in that the excavation was approximately 9 feet deep and lacked an adequate protective system such as sloping, benching, or shield system. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with a trench wall collapse.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $20000
- — Z (W) $121443
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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 344462270.
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