OSHA Inspection: KU GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

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) At or near 411 Clifton Ave., Norhtvale NJ - Trench: Employee was exposed to struck by and or caught in hazards while engaged in plumbing/cleaning activities inside an unprrotected trench approximately six foot deep that was not inspected by a competent person, on or about 2/21/24.  One employee got caught by dirt that fell into the trench. The employee was removed and transported by ambulance to the hospital where he was treated and released the same day.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

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) At or near 411 Clifton Ave., Norhtvale NJ - Trench: Employee was exposed to struck by and or caught in hazards while engaged in plumbing/cleaning activities inside an unprrotected trench approximately six foot deep, on or about 2/21/24.  One employee got caught by dirt that fell into the trench. The employee was removed and transported by ambulance to the hospital where he was treated and released the same day.

Issued

2024-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3687.00 · Current $3687.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) At or near 411 Clifton Ave., Norhtvale NJ - Trench: Employee was exposed to fall hazards as he utilized a step ladder in the clossed position in order to access the bottom of the trench while engaged in plumbing/cleaning activities inside an unprrotected trench approximately six foot deep, on or about 2/21/24.  One employee got caught by dirt that fell into the trench. The employee was removed  and transported by ambulance to the hospital where he was treated and released the same day.