MILTON, DE ·
OSHA Inspection: TEAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TEAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 18193 HUFF ROAD, MILTON, DE 19968 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 346577703.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 18193 HUFF ROAD
- City
- MILTON
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19968
- Mailing
- 612 MARY STREET, DOVER, DE 19904
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 237310
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,469 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means: a) On the roadway in front of18193 Huff Road, Milton, DE 19968: On or about March 20, 2023, employees were required to work in proximity to energized power lines and not protected from electric shock while installing a water main and a fire hydrant approximately 5 foot deep inside of an excavation. The power lines were energized but the amount of amps/volts could not be determined no provided by the competent person on site.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $15469
1926.651 B04
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $13,750
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(4): While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees: a) On the roadway in front of18193 Huff Road, Milton, DE 19968: On or about March 20, 2023, employees were required to work in the excavation with unprotected and ungrounded buried electrical lines that were exposed once the area was excavated. The power lines were energized and ran from one side of the excavation to the other side of the excavation exposing employees to shock/electrocution hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $13750
- · Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,469 · Current $0 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) On the roadway in front of18193 Huff Road, Milton, DE 19968: On or about March 20, 2023, employees were required to work in a trench without an adequate protective system. Employees engaged in excavation work adding a new water main and fire hydrant to the expansion of the public water system. The competent person required employees to enter and work in an excavation without any means of protection being put in place to prevent employee exposure to cave-ins.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $15469
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $30,938 · 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) On the roadway in front of18193 Huff Road, Milton, DE 19968: On or about March 20, 2023, employees worked to install a water main and fire hydrant in an excavation that was 5 feet deep, 13 feet wide, and approximately than 20 feet long which did not have a safe means of egress. The one clear ramp in the excavation was on the back side of the excavation where the employees would have to climb over active power lines and the alternate means was blocked by wiring and tools. Additionally, the alternate ramp was not compacted which would prevent employees from being able to immediately egress the excavation. Teal Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1501462, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 05/21/2021, with respect to a workplace located at the Fork Landing West development, Northwest of intersection Delaware Route 15 and Carpenters Bridge Road, Felton, DE.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $0
- · Z (R) $30938
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $30,938 · Current $13,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: a) On the roadway in front of18193 Huff Road, Milton, DE 19968: On or about March 20, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that employees engaged in excavation work did not work underneath loads that were being lifted and lowered into the excavation. The excavator was lifting the dirt that was being excavated from the water main installation. This was being done while the employees were inside the excavation working. Teal Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1518936, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/11/2021, with respect to a workplace located at the Northwest of Intersection of Voshell Mill Road and East Street, Camden, DE 19934
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $13750
- · Z (R) $30938
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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 346577703.
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