OSHA Inspection: BLANDING DIRTWORK

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jun 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $2,295

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2):  Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavation, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:    (a)  Blanding Dirtwork, Inc., @ 8161 E. 33rd. Ave., Denver. CO:   On or before February 21, 2012, the excavating employer did not ensure that each employee working in the unprotected vertically-walled excavation was protected from a possible excavation cave-in while working on footers inside the foundation/basement excavation.  The spoil pile was not kept at least 2 feet from the edge of the vertically-walled excavation at the north side, which measured depth was between  61 and 64, approximately 48 feet long  and lacked any protective system, such as appropriate sloping, benching, or shield systems.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of the spoil pile falling into the excavation while conducting work inside in that section of the excavation.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jun 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $2,295

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 excavation cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:    (a) Blanding Dirtwork, Inc., @ 8161 E. 33rd. Ave., Denver. CO:   On or before February 21, 2012, the excavating employer did not ensure that daily inspections of the excavation were made by the competent person for evidence of  a situation that could have resulted in a possible cave-in that,  the  excavated spoil pile was not kept at least 2 feet from the edge of the vertically-walled excavation at the north side, which measured depth was between  61 and 64, approximately 48 feet long  and lacked any protective system, such as appropriate sloping, benching, or shield systems.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of the spoil pile falling into the excavation while conducting work inside in that section of the excavation.