OSHA Inspection: K&D CONTRACTORS, LLC

Issued

2024-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $5270.00 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 condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury.  A) 129 N 12th St Kenilworth, NJ 07033 - The employer did not ensure to instruct each employee working at the top edge of an excavations of the hazards associated with the task and how to control or eliminate them. This condition exposed employees to fall and cave-in hazards.  Hazards noted on or about May 6, 2024

Issued

2024-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $13000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.  A) 129 N 12th St Kenilworth, NJ 07033 - The competent person did not remove the labor/foreman who was involved in installing drainage and associated work from the top edge of an excavation that was 8 feet deep and not sloped or protected from caving in.  Hazards noted on or about May 6, 2024

Issued

2024-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $64529.00 · Current $51730.00 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  A) 129 N 12th St Kenilworth, NJ 07033 - An employee that entered an approximately 8 feet deep excavation with near vertical earth walls to perform work associated with a drainage installation project was not protected from the hazard of cave-in by any type of protective system.   Incident occurred on May 6, 2024.