HARDIN, MT —
OSHA Inspection: KLE CONSTRUCTION
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of KLE CONSTRUCTION in HARDIN SOUTH PROJECT HW 313, HARDIN, MT 59034 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 345257927.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KLE CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- HARDIN SOUTH PROJECT HW 313
- City
- HARDIN
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59034
- Mailing
- 960 S 24TH STREET W, BILLINGS, MT 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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
- 237310
- Employees
- 124
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,805 · Current $3,425 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) Hardin South Project, HWY 313 Hardin, MT: On or about April 16, 2021, and at times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards while working in a trench box without immediately available points of access or egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3424.5
- — Z (S) $3805
1926.652 G01 II
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,805 · Current $3,425 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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: a) South Hardin Project, HWY 313, Hardin, MT: On or about April 16, 2021, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while installing a new water lines with all voids around the outer edge of the trench box not being filled to prevent lateral movement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3424.5
- — Z (S) $3805
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Aug 10, 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) Hardin South Project, HWY 313, Hardin, MT: On or about April 16, 2021, and at times prior, the employer failed to ensure that spoil piles were set back from the edge of the trench at least 2 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 345257927.
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