MILFORD, DE —
OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of EAST COAST ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. in 28263 LEXUS DRIVE CYPRESS HALL SHOPPING CENTER, MILFORD, DE 19963 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 341425254.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- EAST COAST ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 28263 LEXUS DRIVE CYPRESS HALL SHOPPING CENTER
- City
- MILFORD
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19963
- Mailing
- 50 ANCHOR INN ROAD, TOWNSEND, DE 19734
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- Employees
- 37
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,483 · Current $4,490 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): Means of egress from a trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel for employees: a) 28263 Cypress Hall Blvd, Cypress Hall Shopping Center, Milford, DE: On or about April 25, 2016, A trench approximately 32 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 7 feet deep was not provided with a ladder, acceptable sloped earth ramp, or other safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4489.8
- — Z (S) $7483
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,483 · Current $4,490 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that posed a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations and protection was not provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations: a) 28563 Lexus Drive, Cypress Hall Shopping Center, Milford, DE: On or about April 25, 2016, the employer did not protect employees, working in a 32 foot long trench with significant amounts of spoils piled less than two feet from the edge of the trench, creating a potential crushing hazard in the event of a material collapse.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4489.8
- — Z (S) $7483
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $5,238 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: a) 28563 Lexus Drive, Cypress Hall Shopping Center, Milford, DE: On or about April 25, 2016, employees working in a 32 foot long trench, with steeply sloped walls approximately seven feet below level grade, were not afforded safeguarding by any means of protective systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5238
- — Z (S) $8730
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions: a) 28563 Lexus Drive, Cypress Hall Shopping Center, Milford, DE: On or about April 25, 2016, the employer did not ensure an inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was conducted by the competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 341425254.
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