VAN BUREN, ME —
OSHA Inspection: SODERBERG COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SODERBERG COMPANY, INC. in 540 MAIN STREET, VAN BUREN, ME 04785 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 347739518.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SODERBERG COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 540 MAIN STREET
- City
- VAN BUREN
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04785
- Mailing
- 460 YORK STREET, CARIBOU, ME 04736
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 237310
- Employees
- 92
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $4,634 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to their work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: Worksite - The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to trenching.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4634
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $94,582 · Current $37,833 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 excavations that were 4 feet or more in-depth so as to require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel for employees: Worksite - Employees that entered excavations 4 feet or more in-depth did not have safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $37832.8
- — Z (W) $94582
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $132,411 · Current $52,964 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: Worksite - On and before September 4, 2024, employees in excavations greater than 5 feet deep were not protected from cave-in by an adequate protective system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $52964.4
- — Z (W) $132411
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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 347739518.
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