OSHA Inspection: CHESAPEAKE PLUMBING AND HEATING, INC.

Issued

2025-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $7449.00

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) 794 Angelou Avenue, Middletown, DE; On or about 10/18/2024, the employer failed to ensure a ladder or other safe means of egress was located in a trench that was approximately 9 feet deep.

Issued

2025-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $10427.00 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) 794 Angelou Avenue, Middletown, DE; On or about 10/18/2024, 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 excavation which could fall on the employees or apply a surcharge load adjacent to the open excavation.

Issued

2025-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) 794 Angelou Avenue, Middletown, DE; On or about 10/18/2024, employee entered an excavated area without the excavation being inspected by a competent person resulting in soil collapsing onto the employee working in the excavation installing a new sewer connection.

Issued

2025-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $10427.00 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) 794 Angelou Avenue, Middletown, DE: On or about 10/18/2024, an employee was not protected by an adequate protective system while installing a new sewer connection in an excavation approximately 9 feet deep. Employee engaged in excavating work adding a new sewer line to a newly built single-family home.