OSHA Inspection: STELLA CONTRACTING CORP

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   a) Building Exterior: An employee working without hard hat inside a trench was exposed to a struck by hazard from rocks from a spoil pile, on or about 1/07/2016.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:    a) Building Exterior: A ladder was not available for an employee performing plumbing work inside a trench, on or about 1/07/2016.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.   a) Building Exterior: Excavated soil was not placed two (2) feet from the edge where an employee was performing plumbing work inside a trench, on or about 1/07/2016.

Issued

2016-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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.  a) Building Exterior: The employee was performing plumbing work inside a trench that was not protected by an adequate protective system, on or about 1/07/2016.