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Barnes Backhoe - Grading Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Taylorsville, North Carolina · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

1inspections
5citation items
$29,400current penalties
May 19, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Barnes Backhoe - Grading Inc once in North Carolina.

The inspection began on May 19, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Taylorsville.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 willful.

Penalties were first proposed at $39,200 and now stand at $29,400, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Barnes Backhoe - Grading Inc averages $29,400 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Barnes Backhoe - Grading Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

North Carolina · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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3 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 345319537 OPENED MAY 19, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jan 29, 2025

4500 Us Highway 64 90 W, Taylorsville, NC 28681 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 19, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed in trench collapse

At 12:00 a.m. on May 19, 2021, an employee worked in a trench to remove dirt with a shovel. At some point, the trench wall collapsed and killed the employee.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Willful$28,000$21,000Sep 30, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$2,800$2,100Sep 30, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$2,800$2,100Sep 30, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(d) · Excavations
 Serious$2,800$2,100Sep 30, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$2,800$2,100Sep 30, 2021Final

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 1926.651 · 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(d)

(d) Exposure to vehicular traffic. Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic shall be provided with, and shall wear, warning vests or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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