OSHA Inspection: UNDERPINNING & FOUNDATION SKANSKA, INC.

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) 100 Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA - Tank 40-TK-102 - The employer did not instruct its employees that pile driving operations must be suspended when cutting operations were located within twice the length of the longest pile from the pile driver. On March 30, 2015 an employee was fatally injured when he was struck-by a falling pile.

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.603(c)(5): When it was necessary to cut off the tops of driven piles, pile driving operations were not suspended except where the cutting operations were located at least twice the length of the longest pile from the driver:    a) 100 Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA - Tank 40-TK-102 - The employer did not suspend pile driving operations when cutting operations were located within twice the length of the longest pile from the pile driver.  On March 30, 2015, a contractor's employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling pile during a cutting operation.