BROOKFIELD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: DAVID TINKER EXCAVATING, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DAVID TINKER EXCAVATING, LLC in 806 FEDERAL RD., BROOKFIELD, CT 06804 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 342657194.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DAVID TINKER EXCAVATING, LLC
- Site address
- 806 FEDERAL RD.
- City
- BROOKFIELD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06804
- Mailing
- 40A PAYNE RD., DANBURY, CT 06810
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,390 · Current $1,430 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the side rails of the ladder which was used by an employee access to/from the trench were extended at least 3 feet above the excavation egress landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1430
- — Z (S) $2390
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,374 · Current $3,820 Reduced
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. Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the excavation and adjacent areas were inspected by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in a cave-in or other hazards. David Tinker Excavations, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 981725, Citation Number 2, Item Number 1, issued on 07/10/2014 with respect to a workplace located at 12 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT and became a final order on 07/31/2014.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3820
- — Z (R) $6374
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,560 · Current $5,730 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 (b) or (c). Worksite: The employer did not ensure the employee who was required to work in the excavation was protected from cave-ins by the use of cave-in protection system/device. David Tinker Excavations, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 981725, Citation Number 2, Item Number 2, issued on 07/10/2014 with respect to a workplace located at 12 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT and became a final order on 07/31/2014.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $5730
- — Z (R) $9560
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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 342657194.
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