OSHA Inspection: GRADE A SITEWORKS, LLC

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a)  On or about August 20, 2012 and at times prior, employees required to work in excavations were not trained to recognize hazards associated with trenching and the means to abate these hazards.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(a)(1):   An adequate supply of potable water was not provided in all places of employment:      (a) On or about August 20, 2012 and at times prior, employees working on a residential construction site was not provided drinking water.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) On August 20, 2012 and at times prior,  an employee without a hardhat was working in an excavation with overhead hazards such as clumps of dirt and rocks.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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) On August 20, 2012 and at times prior, an employee was working in an excavation that had the spoil pile next to the edge.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:     a) On August 20, 2012 and at times prior, an was working in an excavation that had loose rock and soil on the face of the excavation.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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)  On August 20, 2012 and at times prior, an employee entered a trench to work without any inspection performed by a competent person to ensure it was safe.

Issued

Aug 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 th      a) On August 20, 2012 and at times prior, an employee was working in an 8 foot, 6 inch deep  excavation that did not have any cave-in protection.