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CB Cable, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Shelton, Connecticut · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237130

1inspections
3citation items
$6,500current penalties
Aug 21, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected CB Cable, LLC once in Connecticut.

The inspection began on Aug 21, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Shelton.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,409 and now stand at $6,500, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

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 $3,078, and CB Cable, LLC averages $6,500 (1 cited inspection).

CB Cable, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342564960 OPENED AUG 21, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Feb 28, 2023

(clubhouse) White Tail Lane, Shelton, CT 06484 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$3,803$2,100Sep 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$3,803$2,100Sep 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$3,803$2,300Sep 15, 2017Final

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)(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 power and communication line and related structures construction employers in Connecticut

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