OSHA Inspection: MAR-PAUL CO., INC.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Oct 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) 3337 Rt 118 Dallas, PA 18612: Employees were not properly trained to avoid hazardous conditions while performing work in a trench, on or about July 25, 2023.  Abatement certification and documentation required.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Oct 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $4,000 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) 3337 Rt 118 Dallas, PA 18612: Employees were exposed to an engulfment hazard due to trench inspections not being conducted by a competent person, on or about July 25, 2023.  Abatement certification and documentation required.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Oct 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety:  a) 3337 Rt 118 Dallas, PA 18612: Employees working in a trench were exposed to an engulfment hazard from a failure to recognize hazardous conditions after heavy rains, or about July 25, 2023.  Abatement certification and documentation required.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Oct 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $4,000 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) 3337 Rt 118 Dallas, PA 18612: Employees were exposed to an engulfment hazard from cave-ins while performing work within an unshored trench, on or about July 25, 2023.  Abatement certification and documentation required.