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PHB Excavating LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Staples, Minnesota · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
7citation items
$1,500current penalties
May 11, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected PHB Excavating LLC once in Minnesota.

The inspection began on May 11, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Staples.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,975 and now stand at $1,500, 85% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and PHB Excavating LLC averages $1,500 (1 cited inspection).

PHB Excavating LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Minnesota · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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Inspection history

Inspection 317991545 OPENED MAY 11, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2016

220 3rd St Ne, Staples, MN 56479 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$350$52May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$700$105May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3) · Excavations
 Serious$1,925$290May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$1,050$158May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$2,450$368May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$2,450$368May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7 Serious$1,050$158May 21, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1820.6530

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 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3)

(3) Sidewalks, pavements, and appurtenant structure shall not be undermined unless a support system or another method of protection is provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures.

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 5207.1000

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