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OSHA Inspection: AUSTIN & BEDNASH CONSTRUCTION, INC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AUSTIN & BEDNASH CONSTRUCTION, INC in CORNER OF FERGUSON DRIVE AND ARMOUR DRIVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19807 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 339994295.

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Site address
CORNER OF FERGUSON DRIVE AND ARMOUR DRIVE
City
WILMINGTON
State
DE
ZIP
19807
Mailing
5756 SUMMIT BRIDGE ROAD, TOWNSEND, DE 19734
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237310
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 J02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Dec 2, 2014
Penalty
Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced
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) Corner of Ferguson and Armour Drive: Employees were removing a pipeline inside an excavation where the excavated material was between 0 and 19 inches from the edge of the excavation. Observed on 10/9/14.    Note: No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2156
  • — Z (S) $3080

1926.652 A

Repeat Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Dec 2, 2014
Penalty
Initial $7,700 · Current $5,390 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(a): 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) Corner of Ferguson and Armour Drive: Employees were exposed to a cave-in hazard while cutting a pipeline inside an excavation that was approximately 5 feet 4 inches deep, on Sandy Clay Cohesive Type B soil, with 90 degrees straight walls. Observed on 10/9/14.    Austin & Bednash Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard in OSHA inspection number 316184001, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/19/12, with respect to a workplace located at American Best Value Inn, Rt. 896, Newark, DE.    Note: No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $5390
  • — Z (R) $7700

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