CHERRY HILL, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: MECO CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MECO CONSTRUCTORS, INC. in COOPER LANDING RD. & CHAPEL AVE. W, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 341020816.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MECO CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
- Site address
- COOPER LANDING RD. & CHAPEL AVE. W
- City
- CHERRY HILL
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08002
- Mailing
- 684 DUNKSFERRY ROAD, BENSALEM, PA 19020
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
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). Nor had the employer complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical: a) Cooper Landing Rd. & Chapel Ave. West, Cherry Hill, NJ: On or about October 28, 2015, two Meco Constructors, Inc. employees were exposed to potential caught-in and crushed-by hazards while working in an unshored trench greater than 6 feet deep with nearly vertical side walls. The employees were not protected from cave-ins by adequate protective systems, shoring, sloping or benching.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1600
- — Z (S) $1600
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341020816.
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