BILLINGS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: CASTLEROCK EXCAVATING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CASTLEROCK EXCAVATING, INC. in 1670-1682 ST. GEORGE BLVD, BILLINGS, MT 59101 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 346044985.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CASTLEROCK EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- 1670-1682 ST. GEORGE BLVD
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59101
- Mailing
- 6765 TRADE CENTER AVE, BILLINGS, MT 59101
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
- 22
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,983 · Current $2,088 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards. a) Backhoe bucket: On or about June 27, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 7 feet to the ground below while connecting an underground standpipe from a suspended John Deere 245G Excavator backhoe bucket over a trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2088.1
- — Z (S) $2983
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,237 · Current $1,566 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns: a) 1670-1682 St. George Blvd, Billings, MT: On or about June 27, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to overhead hazards while installing water and sewage lines in a 7 foot deep trench under a suspended excavator bucket and loose rocks and soil without hard hats.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1565.9
- — Z (S) $2237
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,983 · Current $2,088 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2):Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. a) 1670-1682 St. Jorge Blvd, Billings, MT: On or about June 27, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while installing utility lines in a unprotected trench measuring 7 feet in depth with spoil piles directly on the edge of the vertical trench walls.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2088.1
- — Z (S) $2983
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,221 · Current $3,655 Reduced
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) 1670-1682 St. George Blvd, Billings, MT: On or about June 27, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to cave in hazards while installing under ground utilities in a 7 foot deep unprotected trench that did not have a daily trench inspection conducted prior to the employees entering the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3654.7
- — Z (S) $5221
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) 1670-1682 St. Jorge Blvd, Billings, MT: On or about June 27, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to cave in hazards while installing utility lines in a 7 foot deep unprotected trench with vertical walls.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 346044985.
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