OSHA Inspection: CARVALHO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Issued

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    Excavation faces at 10 Pearl St., Port Chester, NY    a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by a "Komatsu PC300 LC" hydraulic excavator that was parked on top of and toward the edge of a stockpile of excavated materials; on or about 07-03-2015.

Issued

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1): Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures was endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing or underpinning was not provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of employees:    Excavation SW and SE corner at 10 Pearl St., Port Chester, NY    a) Employees were exposed to crushing or struck-by hazards as they worked in an excavation near an unsupported section of concrete slab and sidewalk; on or about 07-03-2015.

Issued

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Excavation NE face at 10 Pearl St., Port Chester, NY  a) The employer failed to ensure that employees working near the side of an excavation were protected from excavating material, loose rock and equipment that could roll down into the excavation; on or about 07-03-2015.

Issued

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems:  Excavation at 10 Pearl St., Port Chester, NY  a) The employer failed to ensure that a competent person conduct daily inspections of the excavation and adjacent areas to identify and control conditions that could result in a cave-in; on or about 07-03-2015.

Issued

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c):    Excavation NW, SW, and SE faces at 10 Pearl St., Port Chester, NY    a) The employer failed to ensure that employees working near the face of the excavation were protected from cave ins by a protective system where the excavation was not entirely made in stable rock; on or about 07-03-2015.