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Frank McLaughlin: OSHA inspections and violations

Pottstown, Pennsylvania · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
3citation items
$8,000current penalties
Mar 19, 2019last inspection

Frank McLaughlin has one OSHA inspection on record in Pennsylvania.

OSHA opened it on Mar 19, 2019 on a referral, in Pottstown.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $11,934 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,000, down 33%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.651, excavations (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Frank McLaughlin averages $8,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Frank McLaughlin: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343863742 OPENED MAR 19, 2019Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Apr 3, 2023

404 E Vine Street, Pottstown, PA 19465 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$3,978$4,000Jul 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$3,978$0Jul 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$3,978$4,000Jul 10, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(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.

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1)

(k) Inspections. (1) Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

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