MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: UNDERGROUND UTILITIES CORP.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of UNDERGROUND UTILITIES CORP. in PERRINE ROAD BETWEEN PERIWINKLE AND BLACK GUM, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ 08852 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342208493.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNDERGROUND UTILITIES CORP.
- Site address
- PERRINE ROAD BETWEEN PERIWINKLE AND BLACK GUM
- City
- MONMOUTH JUNCTION
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08852
- Mailing
- 711 COMMERCE ROAD, LINDEN, NJ 07036
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,760 · Current $6,344 Reduced
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 was 4 feet or more in depth: a) Perrine Road, (Between Periwinkle Drive and Black Gum Drive), Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852. Employees working in an excavation in excess of 14 feet deep were exposed to cave-in and engulfment hazards when no ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was provided. Occurred on 03/24/17.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6344
- — Z (S) $9760
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,972 · Current $4,532 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: a) Perrine Road, (Between Periwinkle Drive and Black Gum Drive), Monmouth Junction NJ 08852. Employees working in an excavation in excess of 14 feet deep were exposed to cave-in and engulfment hazards when the excavation, protective systems and means of egress had not been inspected by the Competent Person. Occurred on 03/24/17.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4532
- — Z (S) $6972
1926.652 E02 I
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,760 · Current $6,344 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(e)(2)(i): The excavation was greater than 2 feet below the bottom of the support system: a) Perrine Road, (Between Periwinkle Drive and Black Gum Drive), Monmouth Junction NJ 08852. Employees working in an excavation in excess of 14 feet deep were exposed to cave-in and engulfment hazards when the excavation was greater than 2 feet below the bottom of the support system. Occurred on 03/24/17.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6344
- — Z (S) $9760
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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 342208493.
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