SYRACUSE, NE —
OSHA Inspection: VAN KIRK SAND & GRAVEL
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VAN KIRK SAND & GRAVEL in NEAR MILE MARKER 488 ON NEBRASKA HIGHWAY 2, SYRACUSE, NE 68446 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 347797037.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VAN KIRK SAND & GRAVEL
- Site address
- NEAR MILE MARKER 488 ON NEBRASKA HIGHWAY 2
- City
- SYRACUSE
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68446
- Mailing
- P O BOX 585, SUTTON, NE 68979
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
- 121
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $10,000 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 electrical shock and burns: Employee(s) engaged in excavation construction were exposed to struck by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 4, 2024 at a construction jobsite located at or near Mile Marker 488 on Nebraska Highway 2, Syracuse, Nebraska. Employee(s) were working in an excavation without hardhats where large amounts of loose soil was less than two feet from the edge.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (S) $14895
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $10,000 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 more than 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees: Employee(s) engaged in excavation construction were exposed to engulfment and struck by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 4, 2024 at a construction jobsite located at or near Mile Marker 488 on Nebraska Highway 2, Syracuse, Nebraska. Employee(s) were working in an excavation where a safe means of egress was not present within 25 feet of travel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (S) $14895
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $10,000 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. Protection by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary was not provided: Employee(s) engaged in excavation construction were exposed to engulfment and struck by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 4, 2024 at a construction jobsite located at or near Mile Marker 488 on Nebraska Highway 2, Syracuse, Nebraska. Employee(s) were working in an excavation where an excavator was placed on the edge of the site above them at a distance of less than two feet .
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (S) $14895
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $10,000 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: Employee(s) engaged in excavation construction were exposed to engulfment and struck by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 4, 2024 at a construction jobsite located at or near Mile Marker 488 on Nebraska Highway 2, Syracuse, Nebraska. Employee(s) were working in an excavation greater than 5 feet without a protective system in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (S) $14895
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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 347797037.
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