OSHA Inspection: LINCOLN SEWER LLC

Issued

Jul 19, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets:    a)  Employees working in an excavation exposed to struck-by hazards were not wearing hard hats.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 19, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2):  Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, 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) Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from falling or rolling excavated material that was placed and kept at the edge of the trench.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 19, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 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 5.7 in depth were not provided a safe means of egress.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 19, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 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

Jul 19, 2012

Abate by

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,300 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 5.7 feet in depth were exposed to cave-in hazards.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).