PLYMOUTH, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: ON GRADE EXCAVATING
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ON GRADE EXCAVATING in 367 COURT STREET, PLYMOUTH, MA 02359 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 337747224.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ON GRADE EXCAVATING
- Site address
- 367 COURT STREET
- City
- PLYMOUTH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02359
- Mailing
- 35 SCHOOL STREET, PEMBROKE, MA 02359
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets. Location: Jobsite Employees were exposed to struck by hazards from loose soil and falling debris while working in a trench and not wearing hard hats.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection shall be provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face. Such protection shall consist of scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection. Location: Jobsite Workers were exposed to struck-by hazards from falling soil, rock and pavement while working in a water main trench that had not been properly protected.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1500
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees. Location: Jobsite Workers were not provided with safe means of egress while working in a water main trench which was greater than 4 feet in depth.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $1020
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 337747224.
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