WARWICK, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: SMITH SEPTIC AND SEWER, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SMITH SEPTIC AND SEWER, INC. in 15 PRINCE STREET, WARWICK, NY 10990 (NAICS 562991). OSHA activity number 343558714.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMITH SEPTIC AND SEWER, INC.
- Site address
- 15 PRINCE STREET
- City
- WARWICK
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10990
- Mailing
- P.O BOX 299, CHESTER, NY 10918
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562991
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) 15 Prince Street, Warwick, NY - On or about October 24, 2018, an employee was working in a trench at a depth of 6-8 feet and had never received training about the hazards of working in or near open trenches. The trench caved-in resulting in the hospitalization of the employee.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $3978
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $26,520 · Current $18,000 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): a) 15 Prince Street, Warwick, NY - On or about October 24, 2018, employees were working in a trench at a depth of 6-8 feet with no cave-in protection in place. The trench caved-in resulting in the hospitalization of an employee.
Recent events (2)
- · I (W) $18000
- · Z (W) $26520
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343558714.
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