OSHA Inspection: TR EXCAVATING INC.

Issued

Sep 10, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.    At a jobsite in Freeport, Illinois and employee working in a trench approximately 7.5 below grade installing a water line was not utilizing any method of cave-in protection.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Sep 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(d):     Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with a warning vest or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:    AN employee working adjacent to a highway during trenching operations was not wearing a warning vest.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item

Issued

Sep 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:    At a jobsite in Freeport, Illinois and employee working in a trench was not using a ladder that was designed for the purpose of accesing and egressing the trench.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.