| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2022-03-17
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| Emphasis |
N: TRENCH
|
| Case Closed |
2022-08-16
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1876998 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260100 A |
| Issuance Date |
2022-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1865.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a) On or about March 17, 2022; employees working near an excavator that was actively moving earth were exposed to overhead hazards. Note) Corrected during inspection. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 C02 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2486.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees. a) On or about March 17, 2022; employees were working to install sewer line in a 6.5 foot deep trench with Type B soil and nearly vertical walls. A safe means of egress or ingress had not been made available for use. Note) Corrected during inspection. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 K01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-04-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-07-01 |
| Current Penalty |
4000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4351.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems: a) On or about March 17, 2022; the identified Competent Person / Lead Foreman directed employees to work in an unprotected excavation that was approximately 6.5 feet deep with nearly vertical walls and Type B soil. This exposed employees to a cave-in hazard while working to install sewer line. Note) Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260652 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-16 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: a) On or about March 17, 2022; employees were exposed to cave-in hazards when working in a trench that was approximately 6.5-feet in depth, with nearly vertical walls and Type B soil. The excavation did not have any protective system in place. Note) Corrected during inspection. |
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