OSHA Inspection: AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES - NORTHEAST REGION, INC.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

May 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    Location: Asphalt plant  On or about 10/29/15, the employer did not maintain the passageway and employees were exposed to trip hazards in the following but not limited to areas;  1. Bottom of staircase to silo - large pieces of asphalt material in front of staircase.  2. Main truck entrance/exit - hole in drainage grating.  3. Detention pond - man-made drainage ditch.  4. Parking lot area - hole in drainage grating covered by ply-board.  5. Incline conveyor - pile of asphalt dirt and debris in passageway.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

May 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    Location: Asphalt Plant  On or about 10/29/15, the employer did not provide a double swing gate on the following work platforms that employees accessed without fall protection;  1. Ladder #9 - the emulsion tank platform's fixed vertical ladder was not equipped with a double swing gate and had an opening where employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 8-feet, 11 and 3/4-inches to the concrete ground below.  2. Ladder #10 - Burner platform's fixed vertical ladder was not equipped with a double swing gate and had an opening where employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 10-feet, 8-inches to the concrete berm below.