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OSHA Inspection: FOSTER EXCAVATING INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FOSTER EXCAVATING INC. in WHITEHOUSE VALLEY PHASE 3, WHITEHOUSE, OH 43571 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339082034.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
FOSTER EXCAVATING INC.
Site address
WHITEHOUSE VALLEY PHASE 3
City
WHITEHOUSE
State
OH
ZIP
43571
Mailing
25980 OREGON RD., PERRYSBURG, OH 43551

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Referral (C)
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
237110
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

Citations

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $8800.00 · Current $3250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that was 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:      A. Foster Excavating Inc. worksite located at Whitehouse Valley Phase 3, Whitehouse, Ohio: On or about May 21, 2013, the employer failed to ensure a safe means of egress such as a ladder was provided to employees installing sanitary sewer lines in a trench that was approximately 7.10 feet deep.    Foster Excavating Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.651, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 451413, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 28, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at Perrysburg, Ohio.
Recent events (3)
  • — J (S) $3250
  • — C (R) $8800
  • — Z (R) $8800

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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 339082034.