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Pipecon Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Roanoke, Virginia · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

2inspections
6citation items
$18,396current penalties
Jan 16, 2019last inspection

Pipecon Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 16, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Roanoke.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

OSHA proposed $20,826 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $18,396, down 12%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.651, excavations (3 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Pipecon Inc averages $9,198 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Pipecon Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343744454 OPENED JAN 16, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Apr 25, 2019

573 Westside Blvd, Roanoke, VA 24017 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$1,620$1,134Mar 18, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$1,235$864Mar 18, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)(ii) · Trench protection
 Serious$1,620$1,134Mar 18, 2019Final

Inspection 343669198 OPENED DEC 18, 2018Closed

Accident · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 16, 2021

3842 Shenandoah Ave Nw, Roanoke, VA 24017 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 18, 2018 (fatal): Employee is buried and killed when trench wall collapses

At 2:15 p.m. on December 18, 2018, an employee was connecting a newly installed manhole to a water utility line. The employee was leaving the trench box when one of the walls collapsed on top of him. The employee was killed from several skull fractures and cranial swelling.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$2,545$1,782Jun 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$1,080$756Jun 11, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$12,726$12,726Jun 11, 2019Final

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(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

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

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Virginia

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