LAKE CHARLES, LA —
OSHA Inspection: BLAKE D HINES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
Where did this inspection happen?
- 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
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Penalty
- Initial $5801.00 · Current $3481.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2486.00 · Current $1492.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $4972.00 · Current $2983.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $5801.00 · Current $3481.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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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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 345745491.