DELHI, NY —
OSHA Inspection: MERRITT CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MERRITT CONSTRUCTION, INC. in ANDES ROAD (NY 28), DELHI, NY 13753 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343259073.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MERRITT CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- ANDES ROAD (NY 28)
- City
- DELHI
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13753
- Mailing
- 6 STAGHORN ROAD, SAUGERTIES, NY 12477
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $0 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 were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: a) East side of Andes road, south end of trench, on or about 6-27-18: One employee was hand digging in an excavation that was 6 feet 4 inches deep, without an egress ladder in place.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $2956
- — Z (S) $2956
1926.651 K
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated: a) East side of Andes Road, entire excavation project, on or about 6-27-18: One employee was working in an excavation 6 feet 4 inches in depth that was not inspected by a competent person.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $3696
- — Z (S) $3696
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) East side of Andes road, south end of trench, outside trench box, on or about 6-27-18: One employee was hand digging in an excavation that was 6 feet 4 inches deep, without an adequate protective system in place.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 343259073.
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