BOZEMAN, MT —
OSHA Inspection: BIG SKY COMMUNICATION & CABLE, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BIG SKY COMMUNICATION & CABLE, INC. in MAIN STREET, BOZEMAN, MT 59715 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 339028003.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BIG SKY COMMUNICATION & CABLE, INC.
- Site address
- MAIN STREET
- City
- BOZEMAN
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59715
- Mailing
- 3211 HESPER ROAD, BILLINGS, MT 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237130
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) Utility Work Site: On or about April 26, 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a trench cave in while replacing a concrete fiber optic vault with no training to enable recognition and methods to control cave in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations: a) Utility Work Site; On or about April 26, 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while replacing a concrete fiber optic vault in a trench that had the spoil pile stored on the edge of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not 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: a) Utility Work Site: On or about April 26, 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a trench cave in while replacing a concrete fiber optic vault in an excavation approximately six foot, seven inches deep that had not been inspected by a competent person for hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system: a) Utility Work Site: On or about April 26, 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a trench cave in while replacing a concrete fiber optic vault in an excavation approximately six foot, seven inches deep with no cave-in protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339028003.
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