WAUKESHA, WI —
OSHA Inspection: S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. in SENTRY DRIVE & W. SUNSET DRIVE, WAUKESHA, WI 53189 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345236269.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- SENTRY DRIVE & W. SUNSET DRIVE
- City
- WAUKESHA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53189
- Mailing
- PO BOX 459, ROCKVILLE, MN 56369
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,476 · Current $2,238 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. (a) On or about April 6, 2021 ,at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, employees were working in a trench approximately Fifteen (15) feet deep without eye protection to protect employees from hazards such as falling or flying rocks, dirt, and concrete related debris.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2238
- — C (S) $4476
- — Z (S) $4476
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,461 · Current $7,461
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) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, employees were working in a trench approximately Fifteen (15) feet deep and approximately one hundred (100) feet in length without a means of egress installed to require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel to an egress point.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7461
- — C (S) $7461
- — Z (S) $7461
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,969 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: (a) On, or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, at the East end of the pipeline installation excavation, an employee was exposed to a struck by hazard when working under an excavator bucket being used to add fill dirt on top of a 30 inch pipe that was installed. This fill dirt was being handled by a bucket attached to a Caterpillar 336 excavator, while the bottom man was standing in the section of the trench located below the excavator bucket.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5969
- — Z (S) $5969
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $12,288
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where there was evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in or other hazardous condition, the competent person did not remove exposed employees until necessary precautions could be taken to ensure their safety. (a) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards while conducting pipe installation work in a trench that was not properly protected. The yellow trench box installed at the west end of the trench was placed 2 feet 6 inches above the trench bottom and 2 feet 6 inches below the the top cut of the trench surface. (b) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, spreader bar pins for the four trench boxes in the trench were not installed or fully inserted as required by tabulated data. (c) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, concrete road above and adjacent to the excavation was undermined, and not effectively supported, creating a cave-in hazard and struck by hazard.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $12288
- — C (S) $12288
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.651 I03
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures: (a) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, employees working in and around the 15 foot deep, by 100 foot long trench excavation were exposed to struck by, crushing and fall hazards associated with undermined portions of the concrete road directly adjacent to the south side of the excavation.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive in Waukesha, WI, employees working in the fourth ( last trench shield box) were exposed to struck-by hazards from falling rocks, dirt, and concrete debris from the exposed 2 foot 6 inch high, by 20 foot long portion of the unprotected excavation face above the trench shield box, was not properly supported or barricaded to protect exposed employees working in the trench.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 E01 I
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(e)(1)(i): Members of support systems were not securely connected together to prevent sliding, falling, kickouts, or other predictable failure: (a) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, spreader bar pins for the four trench boxes in the trench were not installed or fully inserted as required by tabulated data, to prevent lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of application of sudden lateral load on the trench box shield.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 E02 I
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $6,144 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(e)(2)(i): Excavation of material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of the members of the support system was allowed when there were indications while the trench was open to a possible loss of soil from behind or below the bottom of the support system. a) On or about April 6, 2021, at a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, employees worked in a trench that was excavated to a depth of 2 feet 6 inches below the trench shield box. This exposed employees to a cave-in and struck-by hazard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6144
- — C (S) $12288
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.651 B04
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) On or about April 6, 2021, located at the west end of a job site located West of Sentry Drive on West Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI, a one (1) inch diameter cable located approximately five feet below the ground level and next to the West end of the yellow National Trench Safety trench shield box, was not protected, supported or removed to protect employees from potential exposure to the cable.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 345236269.
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