OSHA Inspection: GALWAY BAY CORPORATION

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields:    (a) Jobsite, Route 148, McKeesport, PA:  On or about 11/09/12 employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the areas protected by shields.  Employees exited from a manhole box where approximately 8 feet of side walls were unprotected and climbed up the sloped side wall to exit to the upper ground level.  No protection(s) was in place to protect the employees from potential cave-ins.

Issued

2012-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $1900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(g)(2): Excavations of earth material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of a shield was permitted:    (a) Jobsite, Route 148, McKeesport, PA:  On or about 11/09/12 the knife edge of the 8' x 24' shield, at the northwest end, was approximately 6 feet above the bottom of the excavation exposing employees working in the protective system to potential cave-in hazards.