OSHA SearchOSHA records by employer

Bell Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Forest Grove, Oregon · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
4citation items
$3,240current penalties
Mar 29, 2023last inspection

Bell Construction Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Oregon.

OSHA opened it on Mar 29, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Forest Grove.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

OSHA proposed $3,240 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.651, excavations (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Bell Construction Inc averages $3,240 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Bell Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Oregon · latest 90 days of OSHA records

384employers cited

Get notified the morning OSHA posts each new citation in Oregon: the employer, the site address, the rules broken and the penalty.

See who gets cited next

Latest cited in Oregon

Checking a subcontractor, a client or your own company? Watch Bell Construction Inc and get notified the morning OSHA posts a new citation for it.

Watch this company

Inspection history

Inspection 346601008 OPENED MAR 29, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Aug 16, 2023

At Or Near 1620 Main St, Forest Grove, OR 97116 · 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 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$1,500$1,500May 5, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$1,500$1,500May 5, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR OAR 437-003-0096(2)
 Serious$120$120May 5, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$120$120May 5, 2023Final

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(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1)

(k) Inspections. (1) Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.

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:

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

Alert subscribers get notified of each newly cited employer in Oregon the morning it is posted. See the alert plans.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.