OSHA Inspection: VUSHAJ CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Apr 15, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(b)(4):  While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees:  On or about November 24, 2025, Vushaj Construction Inc., did not provide a protective systems within the trench system  at the jobsite located at Arsenal Street and Morgan Ford Road in St. Louis Missouri exposing employee's to crushing and engulfment hazards.  An employee and the excavator were observed inside of an unprotected excavation with vertical walls that measured approximately 19 feet in depth, 10-feet in length, and 5-feet in width.

Issued

Apr 15, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

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 November 24, 2025, Vushaj Construction Inc., did not conduct adequate daily inspections of the excavations, at the jobsite located at Arsenal Street and Morgan Ford Road in St. Louis Missouri exposing employees to engulfment and crushing hazards. An employee and the excavator were observed inside of an unprotected excavation with vertical walls that measured approximately 19 feet in depth, 10-feet in length, and 5-feet in width.

Issued

Apr 15, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.   On or about November 24, 2025, Vushaj Construction Inc., did not remove employee(s) from the hazardous area of the excavations, at the jobsite located at Arsenal Street and Morgan Ford Road in St. Louis Missouri exposing employee(s) to engulfment and crushing hazards. An employee and the excavator were observed inside of an unprotected excavation with vertical walls that measured approximately 19 feet in depth, 10-feet in length, and 5-feet in width.

Issued

Apr 15, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

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 November 24, 2025, Vushaj Construction Inc., the employer did not provide a protective system for work within an excavation at the jobsite located at Arsenal Street and Morgan Ford Road in St. Louis Missouri exposing the employee(s) to engulfment and crushing hazards. An employee was observed working inside of an unprotected excavation with vertical walls that measured approximately 19 feet in depth, 10-feet in length, and 5-feet in width.

Issued

Apr 15, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(iv): Employees were allowed in shields when shields were being installed, removed, or moved vertically:  On or about November 24, 2025, Vushaj Construction Inc., The employer allowed a worker inside an unprotected trench while building the trench wall at the jobsite located at Arsenal Street and Morgan Ford Road in St. Louis Missouri exposing employee(s) to engulfment and struck-by hazards. An employee was observed working inside of an unprotected trench with vertical walls that measured approximately 19 feet in depth, 10-feet in length, and 5-feet in width.

Issued

Apr 15, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $2,838

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  On or about November 24, 2025, Vushaj Construction Inc., the employer did not provide a properly installed ladder inside the trench at the jobsite located at Arsenal Street and Morgan Ford Road in St. Louis Missouri exposing employee to a fall hazard.   The ladder used for access and egress did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing area as required by this sub-part.

Issued

Apr 15, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:  On or about November 24, 2025, Vushaj Construction Inc., did not provide proper instructions on the installation of portable ladder inside the trench at the jobsite located at Arsenal Street and Morgan Ford Road in St. Louis Missouri exposing employee(s) to fall hazards. The ladder used for access and egress the excavation did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing.