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Aey, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Locust Grove, Oklahoma · Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining · NAICS 213115

1inspections
4citation items
$48,000current penalties
May 14, 2021last inspection

Aey, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Oklahoma.

OSHA opened it on May 14, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Locust Grove.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $69,436 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $48,000, down 31%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces (3 items).

For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,880. Aey, Inc. averages $48,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Aey, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345315972 OPENED MAY 14, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Feb 27, 2024

4221 E. 545-, Locust Grove, OK 74352 · Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 13, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed after explosion

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee was grouting an exploration core hole in the dam gallery. Then, an explosion occurred, and the employee was killed by the gas.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$5,461$12,000Nov 5, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$5,461$12,000Nov 5, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$54,613$12,000Nov 5, 2021Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$3,901$12,000Nov 5, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4)

(4) If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(6)

(6) When there are changes in the use or configuration of a non-permit confined space that might increase the hazards to entrants, the employer shall reevaluate that space and, if necessary, reclassify it as a permit-required confined space.

Other support activities for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) mining employers in Oklahoma

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