SOLON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: HALLMARK EXCAVATING INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HALLMARK EXCAVATING INC. in 29500 AURORA ROAD, SOLON, OH 44139 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 348151259.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HALLMARK EXCAVATING INC.
- Site address
- 29500 AURORA ROAD
- City
- SOLON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44139
- Mailing
- 482 BLACKBROOK RD., PAINESVILLE, OH 44077
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,412 · Current $1,206 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: On or about April 2, 2025, the employer did not ensure that a safe means of egress was provided to an employee working in an excavation with side wall depth of 5.3' feet. Employees were observed working in the excavation with no means of egress present.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1206
- — Z (S) $2412
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,412 · Current $0 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, or by a combination of both if necessary: On or about April 2, 2025, the employer did not ensure that soil spoil piles from the excavation were more than 2 feet from the excavation in which employees were observed working. At the time of inspection, the soil pile was placed directly next to and near the edge of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2412
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,215 · Current $0 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): On or about April 2, 2025, the employer did not ensure that adequate cave-in protection was provided to employees working inside an excavation at a residential site. Employees were observed working inside an excavation without the presence of cave in protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3215
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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 348151259.
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