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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). The employer failing to protect employees from struck-by and collapse hazards associated with trench work. This was most recently documented on August 20, 2020, at the residential construction site located at 643 Gateway Court, Grain Valley, Missouri: The employer has employees working in a 9'3" deep trench without providing adequate shoring, sloping or benching as means of protection against the trench collapse. Arrow Plumbing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926. 652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1197640, citation number 2, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on September 28, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 507 Coleman Road Belton, Missouri. Arrow Plumbing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1204399, citation number 2, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on September 28, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at Lot 27 N Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, Missouri.