OSHA Inspection: SJN SUBSURFACE, INC.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

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 an excavation were exposed to exposed to struck-by hazards from falling objects.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

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 (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:    a)  Employees working in an excavation of up to approximately 8.8 feet in depth and greater than 25 feet long were not provided a suitable means of egress.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Jan 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $7,000 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 working in an excavation up to approximately 8.8 feet in depth were exposed to cave-in hazards.    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.