OSHA Inspection: W S KING & SON EQUIPMENT CO. INC.

Issued

Apr 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $960 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:    Excavation:  A ladder was not available inside of the excavation that was more than four feet deep, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

Apr 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2):     Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations:    Excavation:  Excavated soil and rock was stored adjacent to the excavation and was not protected from falling into the excavation, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

Apr 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 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(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper that one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal):    Excavation:   Employee was working in an unprotected excavation which was approximately six (6) feet deep, on or about 3/6/2012.