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Chris Plott: OSHA inspections and violations

Raleigh, North Carolina · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

1inspections
4citation items
$6,825current penalties
Jan 15, 2020last inspection

Chris Plott has one OSHA inspection on record in North Carolina.

OSHA opened it on Jan 15, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Raleigh.

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

OSHA proposed $10,500 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,825, down 35%.

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

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Chris Plott averages $6,825 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Chris Plott: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344566187 OPENED JAN 15, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 11, 2022

4209 Corners Parkway, Raleigh, NC 27617 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 15, 2020 (fatal): One employee is killed, two are injured in trench collapse

On January 15, 2020, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a plumbing company, were working in the bottom of a trench and installing a manhole boot. The trench, which measured 23 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 12 feet deep, collapsed. Employee #1 was engulfed and killed. Employee #2, buried to the waist, and Employee #3, buried to the chest, were extricated. The two surviving employees were transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment. treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$2,800$1,820Jul 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(e) · Excavations
 Serious$2,100$1,365Jul 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$2,800$1,820Jul 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$2,800$1,820Jul 2, 2020Final

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(e)

(e) Exposure to falling loads. No employee shall be permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Employees shall be required to stand away from any vehicle being loaded or unloaded to avoid being struck by any spillage or falling materials. Operators may remain in the cabs of vehicles being loaded or unloaded when the vehicles are equipped, in accordance with § 1926.601(b)(6), to provide adequate protection for the operator during loading and unloading operations.

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

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