OSHA Inspection: LAMPIGNANO & SON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Oct 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a)  Employees working in a trench were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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 (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees:    a)  Employees were not provided with a safe means of egress when working in a trench with a depth of approximately 7.1 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 28, 2011

Abate by

Oct 31, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 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 with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 1926.652(c):    a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-in while working in a trench measuring approximately 7.1 feet in depth.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.