BETHLEHEM, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: MARK WALTERS TRUCKING & EXCAVATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MARK WALTERS TRUCKING & EXCAVATING, INC. in 4150 EASTON AVENUE, BETHLEHEM, PA 18020 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340010404.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MARK WALTERS TRUCKING & EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- 4150 EASTON AVENUE
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18020
- Mailing
- 4254 JEFFERSON AVENUE, BETHLEHEM, PA 18015
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.251 E08
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,040 · Current $520 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(e)(8): Synthetic web slings were not immediately removed from service if any of the following conditions specified in 1926.251(e)(8)(i) through (e)(8)(v) were present: a) Walters Excavating, Inc. - On or about October 16, 2014, the employer was using a Lift All brand, Tuflex Roundsling with visible damage to the core yarns.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $520
- · Z (S) $1040
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $918 · Current $459 Reduced
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) Walters Excavating, Inc. - On or about October 16, 2014, the soil material excavated from the trench was placed less than 2 feet from the edge of excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $459
- · Z (S) $918
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 340010404.
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