OSHA Inspection: LEVEL UP FOUNDATION REPAIR AND EXCAVATION

Issued

Jan 28, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,412 · Current $1,447 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 jobsite located at 24068 Austin St., Oak Grove, MO 64075, employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards while working in an excavation with a spoil pile located less than two feet away from the excavation. The employees were conducting foundation repair activities.

Issued

Jan 28, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,383 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 jobsite located at 24068 Austin St., Oak Grove, MO 64075, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation that was not in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c)(1). In lieu of following the requirements in appendices A and C, timber shoring made of 3/4" plywood and 2x4" lumber was used.