PORTLAND, ME —
OSHA Inspection: GORHAM SAND & GRAVEL
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GORHAM SAND & GRAVEL in COMMERCIAL STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04101 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339326761.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GORHAM SAND & GRAVEL
- Site address
- COMMERCIAL STREET
- City
- PORTLAND
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04101
- Mailing
- 939 PARKER FARM ROAD, BUXTON, ME 04093
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: At the Jobsite - The trench site conditions were not inspected daily by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · 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): At the Jobsite - The open ended trench box which was suspended 3 feet from the bottom of the trench did not provide adequate cave-in protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.652 G01 II
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii): Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads: At the Jobsite - The trench box was not installed in a manner to prevent lateral or other hazardous movement due to it being suspended 3 feet above the bottom of the trench by cables attached to the excavator bucket.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 G01 III
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: At the Jobsite - The employees were not protected when entering and exiting the trench box due to the trench box being open ended.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 G02
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(2): Excavation of material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of a shield system was allowed when there were indications while the trench was open of a possible loss of soil from behind or below the bottom of the shield: The trench box was suspended 3 feet above the bottom of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: At the Jobsite - Employees in the trench were permitted to be underneath portions of the trench box which was suspended 3 feet above the bottom of the trench by cables attached to an excavator bucket.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1600
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: At the Jobsite - The ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the top surface of the trench box.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
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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 339326761.
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