OSHA Inspection: STALWART CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  a) Tonnelle Avenue & 69th Street, North Bergen, NJ  Employees used a job made wooden ladder which was too short and did not reach the surface of the excavation to access an excavation measured to be approximately 10ft in depth.  Violation observed on or about 12/12/2014

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation:  a) Tonnelle Avenue & 69th Street, North Bergen, NJ  Employees were working inside an excavation measured to be approximately 10ft in depth which contained accumulated water inside.   Violation observed on or about 12/12/2014

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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) Tonnelle Avenue & 69th Street, North Bergen, NJ  Employees were conducting work inside an excavation approximately 10ft in depth and soil material including stone was kept less than 2ft away from the edge of the excavation.  Violation observed on or about 12/12/2014

Issued

2015-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i): Excavtions were sloped at a steeper angle than one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees):  a) Tonnelle Avenue & 69th Street, North Bergen, NJ  Employees working inside an excavation approximately 10ft in depth were not protected from cave-in hazards as the side walls of the excavation were too steep to provide adequate cave-in protection.   Violation observed on or about 12/12/2014