REHOBOTH BEACH, DE —
OSHA Inspection: DAVID G. HORSEY & SONS, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of DAVID G. HORSEY & SONS, INC. in WARRINGTON ROAD BETWEEN ROUTE 24 & OLD LANDING ROAD, REHOBOTH BEACH, DE 19971 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345231831.
What this inspection record means
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DAVID G. HORSEY & SONS, INC.
- Site address
- WARRINGTON ROAD BETWEEN ROUTE 24 & OLD LANDING ROAD
- City
- REHOBOTH BEACH
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19971
- Mailing
- 28107 BEAVER DAM BRANCH ROAD, LAUREL, DE 19956
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (J)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 102
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $8,602 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were not protected from the hazard of being struck-by or caught-in between operating motor vehicles and equipment: a) Paving job for DELDOT - Work zone at Warrington Road Between Route 24 & Old Landing Road, in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, on both sides of the road as well as flagging at the three way (road closed) intersection: On or about 4/2/2021, Employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in-between hazards when they performed flagging operations and other operations to facilitate site preparation work for widening/ future paving without the use of a properly communicated traffic control plan and internal traffic control plan. One feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to follow The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) A10.47- 2015, Work Zone Safety for Highway Construction, American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations requires the use of a traffic control plan and internal traffic control plan. The employer should follow requirements in sections 6.1-6.5.2 to establish proper plans in advance of placing employees on site.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8601.6
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.200 G01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $8,602 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1): Construction areas were not posted with legible traffic signs at points of hazards: a) Work zone at Warrington Road Between Route 24 & Old Landing Road, in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, on both sides of the road as well as flagging at the three way (road closed) intersection: On or about 4/2/2021, Employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in-between hazards when they performed flagging operations and other operations to facilitate site preparation work for widening/ future paving without, when signs were not posted in advance of or at the flagger/ flagger station.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8601.6
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.200 G02
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $8,602 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2): Traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 Edition, December 2009 (including Revision 1 dated May 2012 and Revision 2 dated May 2012) - see 1926.6 - Section 6F.81. a) Work zone at Warrington Road Between Route 24 & Old Landing Road, in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, on both sides of the road as well as flagging at the three way (road closed) intersection: On or about 4/2/2021, Employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in hazards when they accessed or egressed the site and parked equipment and vehicles within the work zone to perform site preparation work for widening/ future paving which were not equipped with appropriate lighting or lighting was not operating according to Section 6F.81.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8601.6
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.200 G02
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2): Traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 Edition, December 2009 (including Revision 1 dated May 2012 and Revision 2 dated May 2012) - see 1926.6 - Section 6C.05: a) Work zone at Warrington Road Between Route 24 & Old Landing Road, in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, on both sides of the road as well as flagging at the three way (road closed) intersection: On or about 4/2/2021, Employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in hazards when they accessed or egressed the site and parked equipment and vehicles within the work zone to perform site preparation work for widening/ future paving when redirection of the road users' normal path was required and they were not directed from the normal path to a new path according to Section 6C.05.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.200 G02
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2): Traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 Edition, December 2009 (including Revision 1 dated May 2012 and Revision 2 dated May 2012) - see 1926.6 - Section 6G.03: a) Work zone at Warrington Road Between Route 24 & Old Landing Road, in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, on both sides of the road as well as flagging at the three way (road closed) intersection: On or about 4/2/2021, Employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in hazards when they accessed or egressed the site and parked equipment and vehicles within the work zone to perform site preparation work for widening/ future paving when the work space was within the traveled way, for over 1 hour and temporary traffic control devices did not indicate how vehicular traffic could have moved through the project by providing a general message that work is taking place and supplying information about highway conditions according to Section 6G.03.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.201 A
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.201(a): Signaling by flaggers and the use of flaggers, including warning garments worn by flaggers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 Edition, December 2009 (including Revision 1 dated May 2012 and Revision 2 dated May 2012) - see 1926.6 (See instances below for sections): a) Paving job for DELDOT - East of Plantation Road on State Highway 24, in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 - East bound lanes: On or about 3/24/2021, Employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in hazards when they performed flagging operations which did not conform to Section 6E.07 to stop traffic and facilitate site preparation work for widening/ future paving. b) Paving job for DELDOT - East of Plantation Road on State Highway 24, in Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 - East bound lanes: On or about 3/24/2021, Employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in hazards when they performed flagging operations which did not conform to Section 6E.08 to stop traffic and facilitate site preparation work for widening/ future paving.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12288
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Source
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