OSHA Inspection: WESTCHESTER MANAGEMENT, LLC

Issued

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2175.00 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:    On or about; November 1, 2017    Location: Street side, front of building at 37 Mitchell Place, White Plains, NY 10601    a) Employees engaged in sewage pipe repair activities were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system, while working inside an approximately 8ft deep trench not provided with a shield or any other protective system.

Issued

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2175.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1): Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures is endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing, or underpinning was not provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of employees:    On or about; November 1, 2017    Location: Street side, front of building at 37 Mitchell Place, White Plains, NY 10601    a) Employees engaged in sewage pipe repair activities while working inside an approximately 8 ft deep trench were not protected while excavating below the level of the base or footing of the adjoining building foundation not provided with any support system.

Issued

2017-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:    On or about; November 1, 2017    Location: 37 Mitchell Place, White Plains NY, 10601    a) Three employees engaged in sewer pipe repair activities were using a ladder to access an 8 ft deep excavation, and the ladder did not extend at least 3ft above the upper landing surface.