EAST MOLINE, IL —
OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR PLUMBING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SUPERIOR PLUMBING, INC. in 1347 42ND AVE, EAST MOLINE, IL 61244 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 348179334.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUPERIOR PLUMBING, INC.
- Site address
- 1347 42ND AVE
- City
- EAST MOLINE
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61244
- Mailing
- 3531 S 11TH AVE, ELDRIDGE, IA 52748
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $2,365 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s) On or about April 14, 2025, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards, overhead hazards and eye injuries while performing construction activities including installing water pipes in an excavation over 5 feet deep because the employer did not ensure a competent person conducted frequent and regular inspections of the worksite and equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2364.5
- — Z (S) $4729
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to the work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: On or about April 14, 2025, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards, overhead hazards and and eye injuries while performing construction activities deep including cutting pipe and working inside an excavation over five feet deep because the employees had not received instruction from the employer to recognize and avoid the unsafe conditions found at the jobsite.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions: On or about April 14, 2025, employees were working in an excavation over five feet deep which was not inspected by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,783 · Current $1,891 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 from electrical shock and burns: On or about April 14, 2025, employees were exposed to being struck in the head from dirt and rocks sitting on the edge and pipe being lifted into the excavation because the employees were not wearing head protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1891
- — Z (S) $3783
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,783 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury: On or about April 14, 2025, employees were exposed to eye injuries while using a Milwaukee Sawzall to cut the pipe because the employer did not ensure safety glasses were worn.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3783
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $2,365 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 14, 2025, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation over 5 feet deep because a ladder was not located in the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2364.5
- — Z (S) $4729
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · 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 14, 2025, employees were exposed to overhead hazards while performing excavation operations, including installing pipe because the spoil pile was within two feet of the edge of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4729
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025
- Abate by
- May 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $3,310 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) sloping and benching systems, or paragraph (c) support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems: On or about April 14, 2025, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation over five feet deep while installing pipe because the excavation was not sloped, shored, or braced in accordance with the standard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3310
- — Z (S) $6620
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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 348179334.
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