SALEM, SD —
OSHA Inspection: H & W CONTRACTING, L.L.C.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of H & W CONTRACTING, L.L.C. in MAIN STREET & WASHINGTON AVENUE, SALEM, SD 57058 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345652085.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- H & W CONTRACTING, L.L.C.
- Site address
- MAIN STREET & WASHINGTON AVENUE
- City
- SALEM
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57058
- Mailing
- 3416 WEST HOVLAND AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57107
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 4, 2022
- Abate by
- May 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $95,718 · Current $95,718
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c): (a)H & W Contracting, L.L.C. at Main Street & Washington Avenue, Salem, SD 57058: On or about and at times prior to November 19, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-in hazards while working within the northern most excavation (excavation number 5) that measured greater than seven feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse. (b)H & W Contracting, L.L.C. at Main Street & Washington Avenue, Salem, SD 57058: Between November 16, 2021 and November 22, 2021 and at times prior to, the controlling and exposing employer did not ensure that employees and subcontractor's employees were protected from cave-in hazards while working within the southeast corner excavation (excavation number 4) that measured greater than seven feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse. (c)H & W Contracting, L.L.C. at Main Street & Washington Avenue, Salem, SD 57058: On or about and at times prior to November 15, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-in hazards while working within the southeast central excavation (excavation number 3) that measured greater than nine feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse. (d)H & W Contracting, L.L.C. at Main Street & Washington Avenue, Salem, SD 57058: On or about and at times prior to November 10, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-in hazards while working within the southwest central excavation (excavation number 2) that measured greater than eight feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse. (e)H & W Contracting, L.L.C. at Main Street & Washington Avenue, Salem, SD 57058: Between November 9, 2021 and November 22, 2021 and at times prior to, the controlling and exposing employer did not ensure that employees and subcontractor's employees were protected from cave-in hazards while working within the southwest excavation (excavation number 1) that measured greater than nine feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $95718
- — Z (W) $95718
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- May 4, 2022
- Abate by
- May 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems: (a)H & W Contracting, L.L.C. at Main Street & Washington Avenue, Salem, SD 57058: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2021 the employer did not ensure that competent person inspections were conducted to identify evidence of a situations that could have resulted in possible cave-ins of the excavations in that five excavations were identified on the site to have inadequate protective systems or no protective systems installed. This condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards associated with trench wall cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (W) $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 345652085.
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