BUFFALO, NY —
OSHA Inspection: AURORA EXCAVATION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AURORA EXCAVATION, INC. in 203 WEST HURON STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14201 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 336158597.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AURORA EXCAVATION, INC.
- Site address
- 203 WEST HURON STREET
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14201
- Mailing
- 5800 SENECA STREET, ELMA, NY 14059
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $6,160 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): AURORA EXCAVATION, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 315095885, CITATION NO. 1, ITEM NO. 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 07/21/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 39 SOUTH GROVE STREET, EAST AURORA, NEW YORK. 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) Each employee in an excavationwas not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or (c): a) On or about 9/6/12 at a water line project located near 203 West Huron Street, Buffalo, New York; employees were performing a tie-in to a water main in an excavation that was approximately 6'3" in depth. The excavation had vertical side walls and there was no trench shield in use to protect against cave-in. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3000
- — Z (R) $6160
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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 336158597.
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