OSHA Inspection: TERENCE FROMAN, INC. DBA FROMAN EXCAVATING

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Abate by

Feb 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(5)(i): Ramps and walkways 6 feet or more above lower levels did not have guardrail systems that comply with subpart M of this part -- Fall Protection:  a) Jobsite located at or near 3401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about September 14, 2022, the employer did not ensure wooden planks approximately 9 feet above the ground utilized by employees to access scaffold platforms, attached to the face of cast in-place concrete forms were equipped with guardrails; thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $0 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) Jobsite located at or near 3401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about July 28, 2022, the employer did not ensure a stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was located in a trench approximately 8 feet in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel for employees working in the excavation.

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Abate by

Feb 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(h)(1): The employer did not provide adequate precautions to protect employees who were working in excavations and were exposed to the hazard of an accumulation of water:  a) Jobsite located at or near 3401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about July 28, 2022, the employer did not provide precautions to protect employees who were working in excavations and were exposed to the hazard of an accumulation of water.

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Abate by

Feb 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.  An inspection was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift.  a) Jobsite located at or near 3401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about July 28, 2022, the employer did not ensure daily inspections of excavations were made by a competent person prior to the start of work, as needed throughout the shift and for evidence of a situation that could result in hazardous conditions, such as lack of egress and accumulation of water, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,036 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  a) Jobsite located at or near 3401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about September 14, 2022, the employer did not ensure the side rails of portable ladders used for access to an upper landing surface extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed. Employees utilized a portable ladder to access a scaffold platform attached to the face of cast in-place concrete forms without having side rails extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.