Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
5,189,992Inspections Most recent open 2026-07-18 Last loaded 2026-07-22

OSHA Inspection: BRIDGES, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BRIDGES, INC. in BRIDGES #135, #137, #140 HWY 166 EAST, CHETOPA, KS 67336 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 345456347.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

Watch Bridges, INC. — free Get an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Bridges, INC. is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Establishment
BRIDGES, INC.
Site address
BRIDGES #135, #137, #140 HWY 166 EAST
City
CHETOPA
State
KS
ZIP
67336
Mailing
911 SOUTHWEST 14TH STREET, NEWTON, KS 67114
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
237310
Employees
66
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Abate by
Nov 22, 2021
Penalty
Initial $6,827 · Current $6,827
29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l) AND AS REFERENCED BY THE NOTE CONTAINED IN 1926.602(d):  At the jobsite located at bridge # 135, Highway 166 East, in Chetopa, Kansas, the employer was exposing employees to struck-by hazards in that an operator of the CAT, model #TH360B, had not received training and evaluation prior to operating the telehandler that resulted in an injury to another employee.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $6827

1910.178 L02 I B

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Abate by
Nov 22, 2021
Penalty
Initial $6,827 · Current $6,827
29 CFR  1910.178(l)(2)(i)(B): 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(i)(B): A forklift trainee was not prohibited from operating a powered industrial truck not under the direct supervision of a trainer and where such operation could endanger the trainee or other employee AND AS REFERENCED BY THE NOTE CONTAINED IN 1926.602(d):   At the jobsite located at bridge # 135, Highway 166 East, in Chetopa, Kansas, the employer was exposing employees to struck-by hazards in that an operator of the CAT, model #TH360B, was not in a training and evaluation period or under trainer supervision when operating the telehandler that resulted in an injury to another employee.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $6827

1926.300 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Abate by
Nov 22, 2021
Penalty
Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461
29 CFR  1926.300(b)(1):Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:  At the jobsite located at bridge #135, Highway 166 East, Chetopa, Kansas the employer was exposing employees to laceration hazards in that there was no guard on the electric DeWalt  hand held grinder, model DWL4011, while grinding the slag from cut steel.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $5461

1926.350 H

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Abate by
Nov 22, 2021
Penalty
Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461
29 CFR  1926.350(h): Oxygen, and fuel gas pressure regulators, or their related gauges were not in proper working order while in use:   At the jobsite located at bridge #135, Highway 166 East, Chetopa, Kansas the employer was exposing a employee to burn hazards in that the Acetylene pressure regulator had a broken lens cover and was dented, which would not properly work to identify the pressure when being used to cut the steel I-beams.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $5461

View Bridges, INC.'s full OSHA safety record →

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 345456347.

Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.