ALBANY, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: PORTER EXCAVATING COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PORTER EXCAVATING COMPANY in 1304 CENTRAL AVENUE, ALBANY, NY 12205 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 334341310.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PORTER EXCAVATING COMPANY
- Site address
- 1304 CENTRAL AVENUE
- City
- ALBANY
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12205
- Mailing
- 209 STATE ROUTE 145, MIDDLEBURGH, NY 12122
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
- 238110
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. a) Building footing trench - On or about 18 May, 2012 - Employees were in the bottom of an excavation tying rebar in the footer form with concrete and earth materials along the edge of the excavation above where they were working. Material should have been stored a minimum of 2 feet from the edge of the excavation. Employees were exposed to a struck by hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 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: a) Building foundation excavation - On or about 18 May, 2012 - Employees were working in a rectangular trench that was 80 feet long on two sides and 30 feet wide on two sides and had a trench width of 5 feet installing a footer form. Employees only had 2 means of egress out of the excavation, a ladder and a sloped entrance in the event of a cave in. Employees were exposed to a struck by or crushing hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 334341310.
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