FLUSHING, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: SMILEY'S WATERWORKS INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SMILEY'S WATERWORKS INC. in 41-75 BOWNE STREET, FLUSHING, NY 11354 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 346694847.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMILEY'S WATERWORKS INC.
- Site address
- 41-75 BOWNE STREET
- City
- FLUSHING
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11354
- Mailing
- 13-01 REDFERN AVENUE, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,572 · Current $3,572
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not utilized for work in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth: A) On or about 05/11/23, at the site of 41-75 Bowne Street. Flushing, NY Employees working in an unprotected excavation 5 ft. x 3 ft. x 5.4 ft. in depth were exposed to the hazard of cave-in. An access ladder or other safe means of egress was not utilized in the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3572
- · Z (S) $3572
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 20, 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 have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems A) On or about 05/11/23, at the site of 41-75 Bowne Street. Flushing, NY Employees working in an unprotected excavation 5 ft. x 3 ft. x 5.4 ft. in depth were exposed to the hazard of cave-in. A competent person did not conduct an inspection of the excavation prior to the start of work.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,572 · 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 with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or (c). A) On or about 05/11/23, at the site of 41-75 Bowne Street. Flushing, NY Employees working in an unprotected excavation 5 ft. x 3 ft. x 5.4 ft. in depth were exposed to the hazard of cave-in. The excavation was not shored or sloped. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3572
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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 346694847.
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