OSHA Inspection: ALPINE CONTRACTORS, LLC

Issued

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5958.00 · Current $3575.00 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 this work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Harmill Village Development, in the area of units 7000-7002 Milford Harrington Highway, Harrington, DE; On or about March 11, 2025, employees engaged in trenching and excavation activities were not instructed to recognize hazards associated with working in trenches exposing them to a trench collapse while installing a sewer pipe in a trench measuring approximately 10 feet in depth.

Issued

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5958.00 · Current $3575.00 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 the 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) Harmill Village Development, in the area of units 7000-7002 Milford Harrington Highway, Harrington, DE; On or about March 11, 2025, employees were exposed to excavated materials immediately above the work area where several inches of excavated soil were present above the upper lip of the protective system which could fall on the employees.

Issued

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $2554.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(c)(2):  A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  a) Harmill Village Development, in the area of units 7000-7002 Milford Harrington Highway, Harrington, DE; On or about March 11, 2025, the employer failed to ensure a ladder or other safe means of egress was located in a trench that was 10 feet deep and more than 58 feet long.

Issued

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5958.00 · Current $3575.00 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of 29 CFR 1926.652.  a) Harmill Village Development, in the area of units 7000-7002 Milford Harrington Highway, Harrington, DE; On or about March 11, 2025, employees working in a trench/excavation were not protected by an adequate protective system. Employees engaged in trenching/excavation work adding a new residential sewer connection.

Issued

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields:  a) Harmill Village Development, in the area of units 7000-7002 Milford Harrington Highway, Harrington, DE; On or about March 11, 2025, CSHO saw employees exposed to caught in/crushed by hazards when they worked in an excavation to install a new sewer connection outside of the protective system that was in place.

Issued

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $851.00 · Current $511.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.40(a):The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  a) Harmill Village Development, in the area of units 7000-7002 Milford Harrington Highway, Harrington, DE; On or about March 11, 2025, OSHA documents were requested on 3/13/2025 and were never received. Then they were requested again on 8/21/2025 and were never received then either.