OSHA Inspection: SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE COMPANY, INC

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:      Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that employees who were exposed to overhead hazards were provided with and required to wear hard hats.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2):     Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.      Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that all excavated materials were removed and kept at least two feet from the edge of the excavation.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(a):     All surface encumbrances that were located so as to create a hazard to employees were not removed or supported, as necessary, to safeguard employees:      Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that side walls of the 15 foot deep excavation were free and clear of surface encumbrances such as, but not limited to, a large delivery type truck mounted crane which was operating directly on the edge of the excavation.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 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:      Worksite: Employees were working in an excavation which did not have a ladder or other adequate means egress present.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):     An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:      Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that the 15 foot deep excavation had been inspected by a competent person prior to allowing employees to enter and work in the excavation.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1):     Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.      Worksite:  Employees were working in an excavation where accumulated water was present and no measures were taken to remove the water or protect the employees from the hazards related to collapse.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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(c).       Worksite:  Employees were working in an excavation that was up to 15 feet deep without any form of cave-in protection in place.