OSHA Inspection: JV INSTALLATION LLC

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Abate by

Aug 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    (a)  ESBENSHADE FARMS, NEW EGG PRODUCTION FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AREA - On or about January 27, 2015, employee(s) performed construction work in the new egg-production building (building 2), and the employer did not perform worksite inspections that would identify worksite hazards, including the stacking of metal rack support legs.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Abate by

Aug 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,300 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 conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    (a) ESBENSHADE FARMS, NEW EGG PRODUCTION FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AREA -  On or about January 27, 2015, employees performed construction work in the new egg-production building, and the employer did not instruct the employee(s) how to stack the metal support legs used to build the chicken house equipment at an angle that would prevent them from falling over, thereby exposing the employees to possible injuries,.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(e): All splices and joints and free ends of conductors were not covered with insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device designed for the purpose:    (a)  ESBENSHADE FARMS, NEW EGG PRODUCTION FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AREA - Employees assembling metal support legs used power tools that were plugged into a 110 volt electrical receptacle, and the cable supplying the electricity to the receptacle contained a splice that used wire nuts and electrical tape to complete the splice, thereby exposing the employee(s) to shock hazards, on or about April 8, 2015.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Abate by

Aug 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): The company had more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year and did not keep OSHA injury and illness records:  (a)  1944 Millington Road, Clayton, DE 19938 - The employer did not maintain OSHA 300 injury and illness logs for calendar year 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Abate by

Aug 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:    (a)  JV INSTALLATION - On January 27, 2015, an employee was injured while working, and after seven days in the hospital, died from the injuries that he had sustained, and the employer did not report the fatality within the required 8-hour timeframe, on or about April 8, 2015.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Abate by

Aug 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.     (a)  JV INSTALLATION - An employee was admitted into the hospital for approximately seven days, starting on or about January 26, 2015, and the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization within the required 24-hour timeframe.  It was not reported until April 8, 2015.    No abatement certification or documentation required.