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Diggers Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Owensboro, Kentucky · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
6citation items
$5,000current penalties
Mar 23, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Diggers Inc once in Kentucky.

The inspection began on Mar 23, 2015 on a referral, in Owensboro.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,000 and now stand at $5,000, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Ladders in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.1053.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Diggers Inc averages $5,000 (1 cited inspection).

Diggers Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 317644516 OPENED MAR 23, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 2016

2930 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42303 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$3,000$1,500Jun 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,500$1,750Jun 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Jun 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$3,500$1,750Jun 10, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$0$0Jun 10, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(1)(iii) · Job-site wiring
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 10, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9)

(9) The area around the top and bottom of ladders shall be kept clear.

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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