OSHA Inspection: GTA CO. INC.

Issued

2019-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5691.00 · Current $5000.00 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) Location - West Wyoming Street and Florence St, Melrose, MA    On or about 12/6/18, employees were not provided means of egress from a trench that was over 4 feet deep

Issued

2019-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5691.00 · Current $0.00 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.    (a) Location - West Wyoming and Florence Street, Melrose, MA    On or about 12/06/18, a competent person did not inspect the trench that employees were working unprotected in which was at least five feet deep.

Issued

2019-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $56908.00 · Current $56908.00

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) Location - West Wyoming and Florence Street, Melrose, MA  On or about 12/07/18, employees were working in an unprotected trench that was greater than five deep.