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Avenue Grading Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Mt Juliet, Tennessee · New Housing For-Sale Builders · NAICS 236117

1inspections
4citation items
$6,250current penalties
May 30, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Avenue Grading Inc once in Tennessee.

The inspection began on May 30, 2024 after a complaint, in Mt Juliet.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,250 and still stand at $6,250.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Avenue Grading Inc averages $6,250 (1 cited inspection).

Avenue Grading Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347514192 OPENED MAY 30, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Aug 8, 2024

Near 581 Clemmons Road, Mt Juliet, TN 37122 · New Housing For-Sale Builders · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$1,750$1,750Jun 24, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$2,000$2,000Jun 24, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$2,000$2,000Jun 24, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.03(27)(A)
 Other-than-serious$500$500Jun 24, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2)

(2) Where the competent person finds evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees shall be removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

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