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OSHA Inspection: DAVID H. MARTIN EXCAVATING, INCORPORATED

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of DAVID H. MARTIN EXCAVATING, INCORPORATED in 13763 CUMBERLAND HIGHWAY, ORRSTOWN, PA 17244 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342341195.

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Site address
13763 CUMBERLAND HIGHWAY
City
ORRSTOWN
State
PA
ZIP
17244
Mailing
4961 CUMBERLAND HIGHWAY, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17202
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 11, 2017
Abate by
Aug 4, 2017
Penalty
Initial $8,149 · Current $6,112 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

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 (b) or (c):    (a) Excavation on the Northwest Corner of Cumberland Highway and Mountain Road - Workers installed and operated the McLaughlin Mighty Mole horizontal boring machine while in the bottom of the excavation, dug in Type B soil.  This excavation had a depth of 5 feet 8 inches, a bottom width averaging 12 feet, a length ranging from 37 to 39 feet, and a top width ranging from 14 to 18 feet.  The excavation did not have an adequate protective system in that the benching system used did not correspond to a maximum allowable slope of 1:1 or 45 degrees, exposing the workers to a cave-in hazard, on or about May 19, 2017.  Specifically, the benching system had the following deficiency:  the first bench from the bottom had a vertical height of 4 feet and a horizontal width of 2 feet, which corresponded to a slope of 71 degrees.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $6111.75
  • — Z (S) $8149

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