BETHLEHEM, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: LEHIGH VALLEY PAVING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LEHIGH VALLEY PAVING, INC. in 713 CHEROKEE STREET, BETHLEHEM, PA 18015 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344212303.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LEHIGH VALLEY PAVING, INC.
- Site address
- 713 CHEROKEE STREET
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18015
- Mailing
- 4131 LOWER SAUCON ROAD, HELLERTOWN, PA 18055
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978
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 not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). a) 713 Cherokee Street, Fountain Hill - On or about August 7, 2019,, multiple employees were working within an unprotected trench, approximately 6 feet in depth, that had not received a daily inspection by a competent person to address the hazards present with the trench, including improperly placed spoils and water incursion.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3978
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) 713 Cherokee Street, Fountain Hill - On or about August 7, 2019, an employee was working in an unprotected trench, at a depth exceeding six foot without being provided with a stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. a) 713 Cherokee Street, Fountain Hill - On or about August 7, 2019, multiple employees were working within an unprotected trench where the spoils pile was less than two feet from the edge of the trench.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978
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(c). a) 713 Cherokee Street, Fountain Hill - On or about August 7, 2019, multiple employees were working within a trench, approximately 6 feet below grade, without being protected from potential trench collapse by an adequate protective system.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3978
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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 344212303.
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