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OSHA Inspection: DON E. PARKER EXCAVATING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DON E. PARKER EXCAVATING, INC. in W CUMBERLAND ST BETWEEN WATER ST AND RIVER DR., BERLIN, WI 54923 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345499255.

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Site address
W CUMBERLAND ST BETWEEN WATER ST AND RIVER DR.
City
BERLIN
State
WI
ZIP
54923
Mailing
N2573 HWY 15, HORTONVILLE, WI 54944
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
10
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 E

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2021
Abate by
Oct 25, 2021
Penalty
Initial $3,121 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(e):  No employee shall be permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Employees shall be required to stand away from any vehicle being loaded or unloaded to avoid being struck by any spillage or falling materials:  On August 26, 2021 at a worksite located on W Cumberland Street between Water Street and River Drive in Berlin, WI 54923; an employee in an excavation was standing below the excavator's arm as it unloaded gravel into the excavation exposing the employee to potential spillage or falling material.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3121

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2021
Abate by
Nov 5, 2021
Penalty
Initial $3,901 · Current $3,901
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):  Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated:   On August 26, 2021 at a worksite located on W Cumberland Street between Water Street and River Drive in Berlin, WI 54923; daily inspections of the excavation and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins or failure of protective systems when an employee entered and worked in a trench excavation approximately 5 feet 10 inches below ground level.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3901
  • — Z (S) $3901

1926.652 G01 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2021
Abate by
Nov 5, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii):  Shields shall be installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads:   On August 26, 2021 at a worksite located on W Cumberland Street between Water Street and River Drive in Berlin, WI 54923; trench shields were installed in a manner that did not restrict lateral movement. Space between both sidewalls of the trench shields and the vertical walls of the trench could result in a shift or tip the trench shields if a cave-in occurred.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.652 G01 III

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2021
Abate by
Nov 5, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(iii):  Employees shall be protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the areas protected by shields.   On August 26, 2021 at a worksite located on W Cumberland Street between Water Street and River Drive in Berlin, WI 54923; a ladder utilized to access the trench excavation was located outside the trench shields and was not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when an employee utilized the ladder to enter and work in a trench excavation approximately 5 feet 10 inches below ground level.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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