ORRSTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: DAVID H. MARTIN EXCAVATING, INCORPORATED
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DAVID H. MARTIN EXCAVATING, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 13763 CUMBERLAND HIGHWAY
- City
- ORRSTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17244
- Mailing
- 4961 CUMBERLAND HIGHWAY, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17202
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,149 · Current $6,112 Reduced
S777
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 (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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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 342341195.
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