OSHA Inspection: G.T.EXCAVATING, LLC

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $450 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) 500 Hudson Valley Rd. New Windsor, NY: On or about 12/12/2013; An employee was working in an excavation with loose rocks at the edge which could fall or roll; no protective helmets were provided.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Abate by

Feb 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins.     a) 500 Hudson Valley Rd. New Windsor, NY, on or about 12/12/2013:  The foreman did not inspect the excavation in a manner that would identify potential hazards and implement corrective action to prevent cave-in and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:   a) 500 Hudson Valley Rd. New Windsor, NY: On or about 12/12/2013; No shoring or other means of protection was provided to protect employees in the excavation from falling or rolling materials.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 500 Hudson Valley Rd. New Windsor, NY: On or about 12/12/2013; Spoil piles containing large rock from the excavation were not kept at least 2 feet from the edge , exposing the employee to struck-by and cave in hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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).   a) 500 Hudson Valley Rd. New Windsor, NY: On or about 12/12/2013, during replacement of a hydrant, an employee was exposed to cave-in or collapse hazards while working in an excavation 6.5 feet deep in type C soil.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:     a) 500 Hudson Valley Rd. New Windsor, NY: On or about 12/12/2013; A 6 foot step ladder was being used to gain access and egress from a 6 1/2 foot excavation and did not provide an adequate hand hold, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2014

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a) 500 Hudson Valley Rd. New Windsor, NY: On or about 12/12/2013; A 6 foot step ladder in the folded position was used for excavation access/egress.