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Mitchell Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Shreveport, Louisiana · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
3citation items
$11,934current penalties
Feb 27, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Mitchell Contracting, Inc. once in Louisiana.

The inspection began on Feb 27, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Shreveport.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,890 and now stand at $11,934, 40% 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 $3,079, and Mitchell Contracting, Inc. averages $11,934 (1 cited inspection).

Mitchell Contracting, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343818654 OPENED FEB 27, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 2019

4537 Gilbert Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 · Water and Sewer 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(h)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$6,630$3,978Aug 19, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$6,630$3,978Aug 19, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$6,630$3,978Aug 19, 2019Final

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(h)(1)

(h) Protection from hazards associated with water accumulation. (1) Employees shall not work in excavations in which there is accumulated water, or in excavations in which water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions have been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. The precautions necessary to protect employees adequately vary with each situation, but could include special support or shield systems to protect from cave-ins, water removal to control the level of accumulating water, or use of a safety harness and lifeline.

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

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:

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