OSHA Inspection: DECKER & DECKER CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

2019-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) 234 Passaic Avenue Kearny, NJ (Parking Lot)  Employee was working inside an excavation without hardhats. There was dirt, rocks and debris material present above on the edge of the excavation, exposing employees to possible head injuries.   Violation observed on or about 08/27/2019

Issued

2019-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1250.00 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) 234 Passaic Avenue Kearny, NJ (Parking Lot)  Worker engaged in utility pipe installation activities accessed and egressed a trench without a ladder or ramp.  Violation occurred on or about 08/27/2019

Issued

2019-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(l): 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, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  a) 234 Passaic Avenue Kearny, NJ (Parking Lot)  An inspection was not performed by a competent person prior to employees entering the trench.  Violation observed on or about 08/27/2019

Issued

2019-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1250.00 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 designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  a) 234 Passaic Avenue Kearny, NJ (Parking Lot)  Employees working inside an excavation approximately 6ft in depth were not protected from cave-in hazards. Employees entering the excavation via the side walls were exposed to cave-in hazards.     Violation observed on or about 08/27/2019