OSHA Inspection: DONE RIGHT TODAY, INC.

Issued

2025-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:  a) 9 Tara Dr., New Castle, DE 19720 (Front Yard): On or about September 23, 2025, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards and caught in hazards when the employer failed to ensure that sloping or a shielding system was used when the excavation became greater than 5 feet in depth.

Issued

2025-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2780.00 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 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) 9 Tara Dr., New Castle, DE 19720 (Front Yard): On or about September 23, 2025, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the employer failed to ensure that the spoil pile was setback from the excavation opening a minimum of 2 feet.

Issued

2025-11-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:  a) 9 Tara Dr., New Castle, DE 19720 (Front Yard): On or about September 23, 2025, employees were exposed to caught in and struck by hazards when the employer failed to provide a competent person at the worksite capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surrounding; working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees; and who has authorization to take prompt corrective action to eliminate hazards.

Issued

2025-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3405.00 · Current $2384.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  a)	9 Tara Dr., New Castle, DE 19720 (Front Yard): On or about September 23, 2025, employees working in a trench conducting drainpipe repair operations used a collapsible A-frame ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.