OSHA Inspection: AQUA CITY PLUMBING AND SEWER, INC.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 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

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

Mar 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 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 6.6 feet.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with a warning vest or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:    a)  Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not wearing high-visibility vests during trenching operation.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

Mar 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures:    a)  Employees were not protected from the possible collapse of the surfaces adjacent to the trench that were undermined.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

Apr 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)  Employer did not provide a competent person to conduct inspections where employees were exposed to the hazards associated with trenching and excavation work.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,240 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 6.6 feet in depth.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).