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OSHA Inspection: KAJACS CONTRACTORS, INC.

Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of KAJACS CONTRACTORS, INC. in 3729 RED WINE ROAD, SCOTT, AR 72142 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 346944101.

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Site address
3729 RED WINE ROAD
City
SCOTT
State
AR
ZIP
72142
Mailing
PO BOX 969, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63902
Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
42
Ownership type
A

8 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $11292.00 · Current $33876.00

Hazardous substances S777

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about August 28, 2023, at the Sandage 1 Pump Station, Employee #1 was assigned to work in trenches to perform tasks including, but not limited to pipe installation.  Employee #1 was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with trenching and excavation and the methods to control and eliminate the hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $33876
  • — Z (S) $11292

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about August 28, 2023, at the Sandage 1 Pump Station, Employee #2 was assigned to work in trenches to perform tasks including, but not limited to pipe installation.  Employee #2 was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with trenching and excavation and the methods to control and eliminate the hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $11292

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about August 28, 2023, at the Sandage 1 Pump Station, Employee #3 was assigned to work in trenches to perform tasks including, but not limited to pipe installation.  Employee #3 was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with trenching and excavation and the methods to control and eliminate the hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $11292

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $11292.00 · Current $11292.00

Hazardous substances S777

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2):  A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  On or about August 28, 2023, employees engaged in work activities related to installing pipe in a trench greater than 5-feet deep and 25-feet long did not have a ladder, ramp, or other safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $11292
  • — Z (S) $11292

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

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 have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  On or about August 28, 2023, at the Sandage 1 Pump Station, employees were engaged in work activities related to installing pipe in a trench greater than 5-feet deep and 25-feet long without inspections by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $11292

1926.651 J01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $11292.00 · Current $16131.00

Hazardous substances S777

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1):  Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:  On or about August 28, 2023, at the Sandage 1 Pump Station, employees engaged in work activities related to installing pipe in trench greater than 5-feet deep and 25-feet long were exposed to loose soil falling from the vertical walls of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $16131
  • — Z (S) $11292

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $16131.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c):  On or about August 28, 2023, at the Sandage 1 Pump Station, employees engaged in work activities related to the installation of pipe in a trench were not protected by protective systems such as, but not limited to shielding, shoring, or sloping in a trench greater than 5-feet deep and 25-feet long.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $16131

1904.39 A01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 42 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $8067.00 · Current $4034.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:  On or about August 28, 2023, an employee died from injuries sustained in a trench collapse.  The employer did not report an employee death within 8-hours.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $4033.5
  • — Z (O) $8067

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