OSHA Inspection: RENOVA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $2,560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a)  2 Burnett Terrace, West Orange, NJ and at the Corporate Offices at 3417 Sunset Avenue, Ocean Twp., NJ.    Employee(s) were not instructed to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and were not trained as to what OSHA regulations applied to them at the job site so that they could control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to injury involving removal of an underground storage tank during trenching and excavation operations.                                       Violation observed on or about 04/08/2013.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):      Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal):      a)  2 Burnett Terrace, West Orange, NJ.    Employees working on the removal of an underground storage tank was exposed to struck-by and crushing injuries in the up to 6 foot, 3 inch deep trench which was not adequately sloped or protected by shields or shoring.                                                                        Violation observed on or about 04/08/2013.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a)   2 Burnett Terrace, West Orange, NJ.    Employees working in the up to 6 ft., 3 inch deep trench were exposed to head injuries from stones adjacent to the edges of the trench falling into the trench as the employer had not provided for hardhats to be worn.                             Violation observed on or about 04/08/2013.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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)  2 Burnett Terrace, West Orange, NJ.    Employees were exposed to struck-by injuries in the up to 6 foot, 3 inch deep trench as the employer had not ensured that soil and rocks that could fall into the trench were kept back at least 2 feet from the edges of the trench.                                                             Violation observed on or about 04/08/2013.