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OSHA Inspection: BLAKE D HINES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BLAKE D HINES, INC. in CORNER OF W. PRIEN LAKE AND IHLES RD, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70602 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345745491.

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Establishment
BLAKE D HINES, INC.
Site address
CORNER OF W. PRIEN LAKE AND IHLES RD
City
LAKE CHARLES
State
LA
ZIP
70602
Mailing
821 N HIGHWAY 171, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70611
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
5
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $5801.00 · Current $3481.00 Reduced
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.  On or about January 26, 2022, on the southside of the site employees were installing a waterline in an excavation more than four-feet deep without a means of egress.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3480.6
  • — Z (S) $5801

1926.651 D

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2486.00 · Current $1492.00 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not wearing warning vests provided by the employer.  On or about January 26, 2022, on the southside of the site employees were installing a waterline in an excavation adjacent to high traffic road without the use of highly reflective traffic vest.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1491.6
  • — Z (S) $2486

1926.651 J02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4972.00 · Current $2983.00 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  On or about January 18, 2022, the employees on the southside of the site were installing a waterline in an excavation where the spoils were not two feet from the edge of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2983.2
  • — Z (S) $4972

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5801.00 · Current $3481.00 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in the excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  On or about January 26, 2022, on the northeast side of the site employee were repairing a waterline in an excavation that was five feet or more in-depth with no means of cave-in protection.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3480.6
  • — Z (S) $5801

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