OSHA Inspection: MAYFIELD SITE CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Abate by

Feb 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $10,151

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a) Jobsite: 700 Ramona Ave, Philadelphia, PA - On or about July 27, 2021, the employer did not instruct the employees in the recognition and avoidance of collapse hazard.  Employees were exposed to a collapse hazard while leveling loose stone adjacent to an unprotected wall.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Abate by

Jan 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $10,151

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible collapse, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.  a) Jobsite: 700 Ramona Ave, Philadelphia, PA -  At various times in July 2021, the competent person was aware of conditions, such as but not limited to excavation collapses, that could affect the stability of the approximately 20 foot shear excavated wall and did not take precautions or removed the employees constructing the retaining wall from exposure to collapse hazards.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Abate by

Jan 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $10,151

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(c): Designs of support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems shall be selected and constructed by the employer or his designee and shall be in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (c)(1); or, in the alternative, paragraph (c)(2); or, in the alternative, paragraph (c)(3); or, in the alternative, paragraph (c)(4).  a) Jobsite: 700 Ramona Ave, Philadelphia, PA - On or about July 26, 2021 the employer's protective system was not drawn or selected from the manufacturer's or other tabulated data, or approved by a registered professional engineer to determine if the selection and design of the protective system was appropriate to the excavation work, thereby exposing employees to collapse hazards.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Abate by

Jan 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $145,027

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):Each employee in an excavation was not protected from collapses by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 1926 Subpart P.  a) Jobsite: 700 Ramona Ave, Philadelphia, PA - On or about July 26, 2021 the employer did not ensure employees working in front of an approximately 20 foot tall shear excavated wall were protected from collapses by the use of an adequate protective system.  The employer allowed the use of 8' x 14' tall steel plate against the excavated wall, which was inadequate for protection against  collapses during retaining wall construction activities, exposing employees to collapse hazards.   b) Jobsite: 700 Ramona Ave, Philadelphia, PA - On or about July 27, 2021 the employer did not ensure employees working in front of an approximately 20 foot tall shear excavated wall were protected from collapses with the use of a protective system. An employee was working within 3 feet of the unprotected wall as it collapsed, thus killing the employee.