GARDEN CITY, KS —
OSHA Inspection: SMOKY HILL, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SMOKY HILL, LLC in 500 E. A AVENUE, GARDEN CITY, KS 67846 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 346864754.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMOKY HILL, LLC
- Site address
- 500 E. A AVENUE
- City
- GARDEN CITY
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67846
- Mailing
- 645 E. CRAWFORD, STE E8, SALINA, KS 67401
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
- 238110
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.251 A02 I
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,685 · Current $5,380 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(2)(i): Employers did not ensure that rigging equipment had permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer that indicate the recommended safe working load; At the construction site located at 500 E. A Avenue in Garden City, KS, employee(s) engaged in trenching and excavation work were exposed to struck by and crush by hazards in that the employer did not ensure that the rigging equipment used on site had permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer that indicated the recommended safe working load.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5379.5
- — Z (S) $7685
1926.251 A02 III
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(2)(iii): The employer failed to ensure that rigging without affixed, legible identification markings, required by paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section was not used. At the construction site located at 500 E. A Avenue in Garden City, KS, employee(s) engaged in trenching and excavation work were exposed to struck by and crush by hazards in that the employer did not ensure that the rigging equipment used on site, which did not have permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer that indicated the recommended safe working load, and were used on site to lift a load of approximately 20,000 lbs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,758 · Current $7,531 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: At the construction site located at 500 E. A Avenue in Garden City, KS, employee(s) engaged in trenching and excavation work were exposed to struck by and crush by hazards in that an excavator was parked at the edge/side of a trench approximately 1 foot away from the edge/side.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7530.6
- — Z (S) $10758
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $10,758 · Current $7,531 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): At the construction site located at 500 E. A Avenue in Garden City, KS, employee(s) engaged in trenching and excavation work were exposed to cave hazards in that employee(s) were working inside a trench approximately 7.9 feet in depth without the use of any adequate protect system, while standing on another structure or pipe.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7530.6
- — Z (S) $10758
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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 346864754.
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