MANCHESTER, NH —
OSHA Inspection: R.D. EDMUNDS & SONS INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of R.D. EDMUNDS & SONS INC. in CHESTNUT STREET, MANCHESTER, NH 03101 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339485120.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R.D. EDMUNDS & SONS INC.
- Site address
- CHESTNUT STREET
- City
- MANCHESTER
- State
- NH
- ZIP
- 03101
- Mailing
- 221 FRANKLIN STREET, FRANKLIN, NH 03235
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
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary was not provided. (a) Chestnut Street - The tracks of the Cat 345BL Excavator were extended out over the edge of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.652 G02
- Issued
- Dec 10, 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: (a) Chestnut Street - The trench box was improperly installed. 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) Chestnut Street - The trench box was four feet above the bottom of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $9,800 · Current $9,800
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(b) or (c): (a) Chestnut Street - Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in a 10' 6" deep unprotected trench. The R.D. Edmunds & Son Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311593859, citation number 01, item number 001, and was affirmed as a final order on 10/12/12, with respect to a workplace located at 515 W. Main Street, Tilton, NH, 03276.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $9800
- — Z (R) $9800
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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 339485120.
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