Inspection 347399701 OPENED APR 9, 2024Closed
401 Hudson Rd, Farmerville, LA 71241 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2022, OSHA inspectors have visited Skylan Construction, Inc. in Louisiana 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Apr 9, 2024 to follow up on an earlier case, in Farmerville.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 serious, 1 willful and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $35,940; today they stand at $24,000, 33% less.
The rule cited most here is 1926.651 (excavations), 3 times.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Skylan Construction, Inc. averages $24,000 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
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Inspection 346317662 OPENED NOV 1, 2022Closed
600 Lee Ave, Ruston, LA 71270 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 31, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed in trench collapse
At 9:30 a.m. on October 31, 2022, an employee was working on a sewer pipe inside an eight-foot deep trench when the trench wall collapsed. The employee was engulfed waist deep in dirt and died.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.651(g)(1)(i) · Excavations |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.651(i)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $4,688 | $2,000 | Apr 21, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Willful | $31,252 | $22,000 | Apr 21, 2023 | Final |
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(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(g)(1)(i)
(i) Where oxygen deficiency (atmospheres containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen) or a hazardous atmosphere exists or could reasonably be expected to exist, such as in excavations in landfill areas or excavations in areas where hazardous substances are stored nearby, the atmospheres in the excavation shall be tested before employees enter excavations greater than 4 feet (1.22 m) in depth.
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(2)
(2) Excavation below the level of the base or footing of any foundation or retaining wall that could be reasonably expected to pose a hazard to employees shall not be permitted except when:
29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection
Other other heavy and civil engineering construction employers in Louisiana
- Turner Industrial Maintenance, LLC Geismar · 1 citation · $7,837
- Progressive Construction Company, LLC Scott · 1 citation · $766
- Grady Crawford Construction Co, Inc. Baton Rouge · 37 citations · $114,926
- Turner Industries Group, L.L.C. Baton Rouge · 3 citations · $47,000
- Pinnacle Design/Build Group Baton Rouge · 1 citation · $3,871
- Triton Construction LLC Geismar · 3 citations · $11,292
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