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Subsurface Contracting, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Santa Fe, New Mexico · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

2inspections
3citation items
$8,000current penalties
Jan 13, 2022last inspection

Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Subsurface Contracting, Inc in New Mexico 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 13, 2022 on a referral, in Santa Fe.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $14,400; today they stand at $8,000, 44% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.651 (excavations), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Subsurface Contracting, Inc averages $8,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Subsurface Contracting, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345732572 OPENED JAN 13, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Nov 1, 2023

724 Juniper Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87501 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1) · Excavations
 Other-than-serious$4,800$0Jul 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$4,800$3,200Jul 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$4,800$4,800Jul 13, 2022Final

Inspection 342523214 OPENED AUG 7, 2017Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Sep 5, 2017

Camino Jacobo And Lopez Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87507 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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(j)(1)

(j) Protection of employees from loose rock or soil. (1) Adequate protection shall be provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face. Such protection shall consist of scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection.

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

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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