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K V Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Saint Anthony, Idaho · Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities · NAICS 926130

1inspections
4citation items
$8,702current penalties
Aug 25, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected K V Inc. once in Idaho.

The inspection began on Aug 25, 2021 on a referral, in Saint Anthony; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,702 and still stand at $8,702.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for public administration employers since 2015 is $0, and K V Inc. averages $8,702 (1 cited inspection).

K V Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345496095 OPENED AUG 25, 2021Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Open

Alley Between S. 9th W. & S. Tenth West Between W. Main St & W. First South, Saint Anthony, ID 83445 · Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$8,702$8,702Feb 16, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Feb 16, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Feb 16, 2022Contested
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$0$0Feb 16, 2022Contested

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(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 1926.651(k)(2)

(2) Where the competent person finds evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees shall be removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

Other regulation and administration of communications, electric, gas, and other utilities employers in Idaho

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