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Breakaway, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Reedsville, West Virginia · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
3citation items
$16,965current penalties
Jun 7, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Breakaway, Inc. once in West Virginia.

The inspection began on Jun 7, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Reedsville.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $12,471 and still stand at $16,965.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Breakaway, Inc. averages $16,965 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Breakaway, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341529956 OPENED JUN 7, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jan 6, 2017

End Of Sacks Run Road, Reedsville, WV 26547 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 7, 2016 (fatal): Employee is asphyxiated from trench collapse

At 2:45 p.m. on June 7, 2016 an employee was installing a liner for a new water drainage pipe. The side wall of the trench collapsed and the employee was asphyxiated.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$0$2,494Nov 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(b) · Trench protection
 Serious$12,471$12,471Nov 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$0$2,000Nov 16, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

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 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(b)

(b) Design of sloping and benching systems. The slopes and configurations of sloping and benching systems shall be selected and constructed by the employer or his designee and shall be in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (b)(1); or, in the alternative, paragraph (b)(2); or, in the alternative, paragraph (b)(3), or, in the alternative, paragraph (b)(4), as follows:

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