WATERFORD, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: SEARLES EXCAVATION INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of SEARLES EXCAVATION INC. in 86 KEOKA BEACH TRAIL, WATERFORD, ME 04088 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345306963.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SEARLES EXCAVATION INC.
- Site address
- 86 KEOKA BEACH TRAIL
- City
- WATERFORD
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04088
- Mailing
- 25 MAIN STREET, HARRISON, ME 04040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $3,072 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: Worksite - On or about May 12, 2021, employee felling a tree, with a Husqvarna 555 chain saw, was not wearing leg protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3072
- · Z (S) $4096
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $3,072 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment: Worksite - On or about May 12, 2021, employees performing tree cutting activities were not trained on the necessary personal protection equipment required for the task.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3072
- · Z (S) $4096
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $3,072 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): Employer did not ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects: Worksite - On or about May 12, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the employee, who was felling a tree and exposed to overhead hazards, wore a protective helmet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3072
- · Z (S) $4096
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345306963.
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