OSHA Inspection: AZTEC HOUSE LEVELING & REMODELING

Issued

Sep 21, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.21(b)(6)(i):     Employees required to enter into confined or enclosed spaces were not instructed as to the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the use of protective and emergency equipment required:      Under the west, exterior side of the cafeteria, employees entered & worked inside a non-illuminated excavation without prior training in recognizing possible hazards such as, but not limited to, leaking sewer line gases, lack of sufficient oxygen levels and corrective actions.

Issued

Sep 21, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.56(a):     While work was in progress, construction areas, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops or storage areas were not lighted to the minimum illumination intensities as listed in Table D-3 of 29 CFR 1926.56:             Under the west, exterior side of the cafeteria, employees were exposed to striking their head against an overhead sewer line while working in a non-illuminated excavation 15 feet long, 3 feet deep, 2 feet wide.