OSHA Inspection: TOMCO CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2021-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2800.00 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.) Corner of Radley St. and Schuyler Ave, Harrison NJ.    Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while engaged in construction activities inside an unprotected trench without a readily available safe means of access or egress located inside the trench, on or about 02/23/2021.

Issued

2021-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  a.) Corner of Radley St. and Schuyler Ave, HARRISON, NJ   Employees engaged in construction activies inside an unprotected trench with the excavated material kept within an approximation of 18 inches from the edge of the trench, which exposed them to struck-by and cave-in hazards, on or about 02/23/2020

Issued

2021-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2900.00 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.) Corner of Radley St. and Schuyler Ave, Harrison NJ.  Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working inside a trench that was approximately 80 inches deep and was not adequately sloped or protected by shields or shoring, on or about 02/23/2021.