OSHA Inspection: NY ASPHALT INC.

Issued

2021-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5803.00 · Current $5803.00

General-duty citation text

1926.651(j)(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  (a) 	Excavation site: On or about April 8, 2021, at 152 Shore Front Parkway, Far Rockaway, New York, employees working in an excavation were exposed to struck-by hazards from excavated soil that was located at the edge of the excavation.

Issued

2021-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5803.00 · Current $5803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(e): Employees were permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment:  (a) Excavation site- On or about April 8, 2021, employees working in an excavation were exposed to a hazard of falling material from a CAT 315F-L excavator bucket that was swung and lifted over them.