MISSOULA, MT —
OSHA Inspection: SPECIALTY EXCAVATING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SPECIALTY EXCAVATING, INC. in 220 SOUTH AVENUE EAST, MISSOULA, MT 59801 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 346823768.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SPECIALTY EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- 220 SOUTH AVENUE EAST
- City
- MISSOULA
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59801
- Mailing
- 1302 US HWY 93 NORTH, SUITE 1, VICTOR, MT 59875
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $1,451 · Current $871 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: a. 220 South Avenue East, MISSOULA, MT 59801: On or about July 12, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards while repairing underground utilities in a unprotected trench measuring 6 feet in depth without safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $870.6
- — Z (S) $1451
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,419 · Current $1,451 Reduced
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. 220 South Avenue East, MISSOULA, MT 59801: On or about July 12, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to cave in hazards while repairing underground utility lines in an unguarded trench measuring 6 feet in depth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1451.4
- — Z (S) $2419
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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 346823768.
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