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Mid-Tec, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Humboldt, Tennessee · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
4citation items
$7,300current penalties
May 11, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Mid-Tec, Inc. in Tennessee one time.

It opened on May 11, 2020 on a referral, in Humboldt.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $7,300 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Mid-Tec, Inc. averages $7,300 across 1 cited inspection.

Mid-Tec, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344746540 OPENED MAY 11, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2020

11 Mcknight Rd., Humboldt, TN 38343 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 24, 2020: Employee falls on rebar and results in impalement

At 2:30 p.m. on November 24, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a concrete construction contractor. Employee #1 was standing on a piece of rebar, 4 feet above the ground, while placing another piece of rebar into a position where it could be clamped and secured. Employee #1 lost his footing and was impaled in his rectum. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$1,400$1,400Jun 17, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(ii) · Trench protection
 Serious$4,000$4,000Jun 17, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements
 Serious$1,400$1,400Jun 17, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.05(1)(A)2
 Other-than-serious$500$500Jun 17, 2020Final

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(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(b)(1)(ii)

(ii) Slopes specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, shall be excavated to form configurations that are in accordance with the slopes shown for Type C soil in appendix B to this subpart.

29 CFR 1926.701 · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.701(b)

(b) Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in Tennessee

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