DOVER, DE —
OSHA Inspection: GATEWAY CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GATEWAY CONSTRUCTION, INC. in CHESTNUT GROVE ROAD NEXT TO HUNTERS POINTE, DOVER, DE 19904 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344336912.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GATEWAY CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- CHESTNUT GROVE ROAD NEXT TO HUNTERS POINTE
- City
- DOVER
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19904
- Mailing
- 498 SUDLERSVILLE ROAD, CLAYTON, DE 19938
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,239 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions were taken to ensure their safety: a) Chestnut Grove Road, Dover, DE: On or about September 27, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that the competent person removed employees from a hazardous area. The competent person allowed employees to enter and work in an unprotected and improperly benched trench, with undermined and unsupported structures and soil cracking and fissures were observed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3238.8
- — Z (S) $5398
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: a) Chestnut Grove Road, Dover, DE: On or about September 27, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that employees engaged in trenching and excavation activities were instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to their work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,239 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of 29 CFR 1926.652. a) Chestnut Grove Road, Dover, DE: On or about September 27, 2019, the employer failed to protect employees working in a trench by an adequate protective system. Employees engaged in work trenching and excavation, which was improperly benched and did not have a protective shield in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3238.8
- — Z (S) $5398
1926.651 I03
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures: a) Chestnut Grove Road, Dover, DE: On or about September 27, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from collapse of an unsupported undermined structure. Employees engaged in trenching and excavation activities were exposed to collapse or crushing hazards, while working at/near and undermined and unsupported concrete sewer structure located within in a trench with soil fissures and sloughing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 344336912.
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