COHOES, NY —
OSHA Inspection: RIBERDY CONTRACTING CORP.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of RIBERDY CONTRACTING CORP. in 19 HARBOR LANE, COHOES, NY 12047 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 346602188.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RIBERDY CONTRACTING CORP.
- Site address
- 19 HARBOR LANE
- City
- COHOES
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12047
- Mailing
- 27 BUTTON ROAD, WATERFORD, NY 12188
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: a) Worksite - On or about March 28, 2023, an employee was exposed to cave-in hazards due to working in an approximately 8 feet deep excavation were water as accumulating. The condition related to the presence of water exacerbated existing cave-in conditions within the excavation and exposed employees to struck-by and caught-in-between hazards when performing work in a excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3750
- — Z (S) $6250
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: a) Worksite - On or about March 28, 2023, an employee was exposed to caught-in hazards due to working in an approximately 8 feet deep excavation with approximately 4 foot pile of crushed stone on top of the excavation wall without cave-in protection in place. The approximately 4 foot tall pile of crushed stone was located right directly above the employee.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3750
- — Z (S) $6250
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced
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 have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. a) Worksite - On or about March 28, 2023, an employee was exposed to cave-in hazards due to working in an approximately 8 feet deep excavation with an approximately 4 feet tall pile of crushed stone on top of the excavation wall without cave-in protection in place. The employer failed to ensure that daily inspections of excavations were performed by a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3750
- — Z (S) $6250
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 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 with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c): a) Worksite - On or about March 28, 2023, an employee was exposed to caught-in hazards due to working in an approximately 8 feet deep excavation with an approximately 4 foot tall pile of crushed stone on top of the excavation wall without cave-in protection in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3750
- — Z (S) $6250
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346602188.
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