SOUTH PORTLAND, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: DEARBORN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DEARBORN CONSTRUCTION, INC. in COTTAGE & HIGHLAND AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345331342.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DEARBORN CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- COTTAGE & HIGHLAND AVENUE
- City
- SOUTH PORTLAND
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04106
- Mailing
- 999 NARAGANSETT TRAIL, BUXTON, ME 04093
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $4,096 Reduced
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. Jobsite - The Volvo 355 Excavator was in close proximity to the edge of the excavation idling while sitting over top of the undermined section of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4096.2
- · Z (S) $6827
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $5,734 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Jobsite - The employee designated by the employer as the competent person did not recognize the hazards associated with under mining, having the idling excavator located right over top of the area that was under mined, and an inadequate protective system in place prior to entering the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5734.2
- · Z (S) $9557
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $5,734 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(4)(1):Support systems, shield systems and other protective systems not utilizing design options described in 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c) were not approved by a registered professional engineer. Jobsite - The employee was not protected by an adequate protective system approved by a registered professional engineer. The employee was protected on two sides by sheet pilings, but there was no protection on the backside of the work area, where the cave-in occurred.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5734.2
- · Z (S) $9557
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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 345331342.
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