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Rivco Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Middletown, Connecticut · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
5citation items
$12,000current penalties
Jul 18, 2016last inspection

Rivco Construction, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Connecticut.

OSHA opened it on Jul 18, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Middletown.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $22,090 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,000, down 46%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.651, excavations (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Rivco Construction, LLC averages $12,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Rivco Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341631810 OPENED JUL 18, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 23, 2019

915 River Road Lakota Building, Middletown, CT 06457 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 18, 2016 (fatal): Employee is killed using a cut off saw

At approximately 12:00 p.m. on July 18, 2016, Employee #1 was operating a cut off saw cutting a 4 inch non-ferrous ceramic drain pipe. The cut off saw kicked back and the blade struck him in his neck. Employee #1 died of a sever laceration to his neck causing massive blood loss.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,988$3,500Jan 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$4,988$0Jan 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$3,563$2,500Jan 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$3,563$2,500Jan 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$4,988$3,500Jan 13, 2017Final

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(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

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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