SARANAC LAKE, NY —
OSHA Inspection: J.E. SHEEHAN CONTRACTING CORP
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of J.E. SHEEHAN CONTRACTING CORP in BROADWAY, SARANAC LAKE, NY 12983 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339809253.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- J.E. SHEEHAN CONTRACTING CORP
- Site address
- BROADWAY
- City
- SARANAC LAKE
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12983
- Mailing
- 208 SISSONVILLE ROAD, POTSDAM, NY 13676
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
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, or by a combination of both if necessary: a) At the jobsite, inside the trench, on or about 5/7/14: An employee was working in a trench, 7 feet deep, where the spoil pile, approximately 7 feet high, was placed up to the edge of the trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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, indications of failure of protective systems: a) At the jobsite, inside the trench, on or about 5/7/14: An employee was working in a trench, 7 feet deep, where no protective systems were provided and was not inspected by a competent person. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
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) At the jobsite, inside the trench, on or about 5/7/14: An employee was working in a trench, 7 feet deep, where the spoil pile, approximately 7 feet high, was placed up to the edge of the trench and no protective systems were utilized that were available on site.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.652 B01 II
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(ii): Slopes specified in paragraph b(1)(i) of this section, were not excavated to form configurations that are in accordance with the slopes shown for Type C soil in Appendix B to this subpart. a) At the jobsite, on or about 5/7/14: The slope, where provided, did not meet the requirement of the standard, and directed excavations that exposed the employee to vertical and inverted trench sides.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 339809253.
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