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OSHA Inspection: CROUSE BROTHERS, INC., EXCAVATING

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CROUSE BROTHERS, INC., EXCAVATING in 100 MIDDESSA DRIVE, THOMAS COVE, ODESSA, DE 19730 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 305950107.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
100 MIDDESSA DRIVE, THOMAS COVE
City
ODESSA
State
DE
ZIP
19730
Mailing
415 WEST PULASKI HIGHWAY, ELKTON, MD 21921
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
Yes
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
SIC code (legacy)
1794
Employees
40
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 24, 2006
Abate by
Jul 28, 2006
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to falls from moving vehicles due to employees
riding on the
tailgate of pickup trucks:  On 5/16/06, two employees were riding on the
tailgate of a pickup
truck.  Two employees were sitting on the tailgate and one employee fell
off after the pickup
truck accelerated.  One employee incurred fatal injury.  Among other
methods, one feasible
and acceptable method of abatement to correct this hazard is to provide
employee with an
approved seat and seat restraint system:
(a) Thomas Cove, 100 Middessa Drive, Odessa, DE 19730 - On 5/16/06 two
employees were riding/sitting on the tailgate of a pick up truck, one
employee fell as
the pick up truck accelerated, hitting his head on the black top,
resulting in fatal
injury.
ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1904.32 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 40 exposed
Issued
Jul 24, 2006
Abate by
Aug 24, 2006
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1904.39 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 24, 2006
Abate by
Aug 24, 2006
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1500.00
  • — Z (O) $2500.00

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 305950107.

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