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Avis Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Greenville, Mississippi · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

2inspections
5citation items
$28,379current penalties
Aug 11, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Avis Construction, Inc. 2 times in Mississippi since 2015.

The latest one began on Aug 11, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Hollandale.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $35,379 and now stand at $28,379, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Avis Construction, Inc. averages $14,190 (2 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Avis Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344877345 OPENED AUG 11, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2023

Crouch And Morgan St., Hollandale, MS 38748 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 11, 2020 (fatal): One is killed, two are injured by falling utility pole

At 10:45 a.m. on August 11, 2020, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a construction company, were sitting on the ground and waiting to begin work on a water main installation. Their coworker was operating a track hoe excavator intended to dig a trench for the installation. The excavator boom struck an overhead guy wire that was supporting a utility pole. The top half of the utility pole broke and fell, striking Employees #1, #2, and #3. Employee #1 sustained blunt force traumatic injuries and was killed. Employees #2 and #3 were transported to the hospital, treated for their injuries, and released without hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$13,653$13,653Feb 3, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(i) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Serious$2,926$2,926Feb 3, 2021Final

Inspection 340618610 OPENED MAY 8, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 3, 2015

West Alexander St At N Broadway St, Greenville, MS 38701 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$2,000$2,000Aug 11, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$2,800$2,800Aug 11, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$14,000$7,000Aug 11, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(i)

(9) Audible alarms. (i) All bidirectional machines, such as rollers, compacters, front-end loaders, bulldozers, and similar equipment, shall be equipped with a horn, distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, which shall be operated as needed when the machine is moving in either direction. The horn shall be maintained in an operative condition.

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 1926.652 · Trench protection

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Mississippi

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