OSHA Inspection: PETER BRYN GENERAL CONTRACTOR INC.

Issued

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1695.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) Worksite located at 147 Mine Hill Rd, Mount Olive, NJ    Employees were not instructed to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and were not trained as to what OSHA regulations applied to them at the job site so that they could control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to injury while working in a trench 6.3 feet deep without cave-in protection.    Violation occurred on or about 01/19/2017.

Issued

2017-03-27 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 result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  a) Worksite located at 147 Mine Hill Rd, Mount Olive, NJ  A daily inspection of the trench was not made by a competent person.  The 6.3 foot deep trench had visible deficiencies such as, but not limited to, no protective cave-in system and lack of safe egress.  Violation observed on or about 01/19/17.

Issued

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1695.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(4): While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees:    a) Worksite located at 147 Mine Hill Rd, Mount Olive, NJ    An underground natural gas line was not protected or supported against damage while employees worked in a trench 6.3 feet deep without cave-in protection.    Violation observed on or about 01/19/17.

Issued

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1695.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with a warning vest or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:    a) Worksite located at 147 Mine Hill Rd, Mount Olive, NJ    An employee standing in the roadway was not provided with a high-visibility warning vest or other suitable garment to alert oncoming traffic of his presence.    Violation observed on or about 01/19/17.

Issued

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1695.00 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):    a) Worksite located at 147 Mine Hill Rd, Mount Olive, NJ    An employee working in an excavation was exposed to struck-by and crushing injuries in the 6.3 foot deep trench cut in Type B soil which was not adequately sloped, benched or protected by shields or shoring.        Violation occurred on or about 01/19/2017.

Issued

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(iii): Manufacturer's specifications, recommendations, and limitations, and manufacturer's approval to deviate from the specifications, recommendations, and limitations were not made available to the Secretary upon request:    a) Worksite located at 147 Mine Hill Rd, Mount Olive, NJ    The tabulated data for the Safe-T-Shore shoring system used at the site was not provided to the Secretary upon request.    Violation occurred on or about 02/17/17.

Issued

2017-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1695.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a) Worksite located at 147 Mine Hill Rd, Mount Olive, NJ    A Werner 6 foot A-frame ladder was used in the closed position as the means of egress from the trench which was 6.3 feet deep.    Violation occurred on or about 01/19/17.