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Terrafirma: OSHA inspections and violations

South Jordan, Utah · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

1inspections
2citation items
$2,000current penalties
Jun 15, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Terrafirma once in Utah.

The inspection began on Jun 15, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in South Jordan.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,000 and still stand at $2,000.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Terrafirma averages $2,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Terrafirma: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345364434 OPENED JUN 15, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Feb 15, 2022

11189 South 6165 West (moon Valley Drive & Ivy Glenn Way), South Jordan, UT 84095 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 15, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed in trench collapse

At 10:15 a.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee worked in a trench to install pipe. At some point, the trench collapsed and killed the employee.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$2,000$2,000Sep 23, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Sep 23, 2021Final

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(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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