OSHA Inspection: ARTESIAN CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Oct 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold running water, or tepid running water.    a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to July 17, 2015, running water was not provided at the portable toilets area, thus exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

Oct 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent.  a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to July 17, 2015, soap or a similar cleansing agent were not provided at the portable toilets area, thus exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

Oct 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(3)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling.  a). At the worksite - On or about July 17, 2015, hand towels or warm air blowers were not provided at the portable toilets area, thus exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

Oct 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,570 · Current $2,142 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification.    a). Kitchen, Serving Area, and Attic - On or about and times prior to July 17, 2015, multiple electrical receptacle boxes were not properly mounted, thus exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.      b). Outdoors, Adjacent to the Main Electrical Room - On or about and times prior to July 17, 2015, a temporary power breaker box designed for indoor use was installed outdoors, thus exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.

Issued

Oct 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed.    a). Outdoors, Adjacent to the Main Electrical Room - On or about and times prior to July 17, 2015, there was one unused opening inside the temporary power breaker box and three unused openings on the bottom of the breaker box, thus exposing employees a fire hazard.

Issued

Oct 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail.    a). Loading Dock Area - On or about and times prior to July 17, 2015, a concrete stairway was not equipped with at least one handrail, thus exposing employees to a trip and a fall hazard of approximately 44.5 inches onto concrete flooring.

Issued

Oct 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(h): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit was not legibly marked at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so that the purpose was evident.    a). Outdoors, Adjacent to the Main Electrical Room - On or about and times prior to July 17, 2015, the circuit breakers inside a temporary power breaker box were not marked with their purpose, thus exposing employees to a programmatic hazard.