MILLSBORO, DE ·
OSHA Inspection: DELAWARE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of DELAWARE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. in ADJACENT TO THE INTERSECTION OF WATERFRONT DRIVE AND INDIAN MISSION ROAD, MILLSBORO, DE 19966 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 346119498.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DELAWARE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
- Site address
- ADJACENT TO THE INTERSECTION OF WATERFRONT DRIVE AND INDIAN MISSION ROAD
- City
- MILLSBORO
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19966
- Mailing
- 14198 SUSSEX HIGHWAY, GREENWOOD, DE 19950
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237130
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,063 · Current $9,844 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) North of the intersection of Waterfront Drive and Indian Mission Road (adjacent to Stonewater Creek Development), Millsboro, DE: On or about 08/02/2022, the employer failed to ensure a ladder or other safe means of egress was located in a trench/excavation that was alongside a high speed roadway (50 mph). The trench/excavation measured 16 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 foot 6 inches deep on the east side of the trench and 5 feet 4 inches deep on the west side with loose soil all around from previous site work.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9844.1
- · Z (S) $14063
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,063 · Current $9,844 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of 29 CFR 1926.652: a) North of the intersection of Waterfront Drive and Indian Mission Road (adjacent to Stonewater Creek Development), Millsboro, DE: On or about 08/02/2022, the employer failed to protect employees working in a trench by an adequate protective system. Employees were engaged in trenching and excavating work adding a new electrical connection to a new multi-unit development. The competent person required employees to enter and work in a trench/excavation without a trench box, or benching/sloping measures, to prevent employees from being exposed to cave in hazards. The trench/excavation measured 16 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 foot 6 inches deep on the east side of the trench, and 5 feet 4 inches deep on the west side with loose soil all around from previous site work.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9844.1
- · Z (S) $14063
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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 346119498.
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