OSHA Inspection: B & T UNDERGROUND INC.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    B & T Underground, Inc. failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation Number                     Item Number                           Abatement Date  01                                            01                                            12/04/2012  02                                            01a                                          12/04/2012  02                                            02b                                          12/04/2012    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Dec 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $704 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):     The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    a)  The employer did not create, implement or maintain a safety and health program at the establishment to aid in accident prevention responsibilities.      **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $732 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a)  Employer did not ensure that the employees wore head protection while working within the unprotected excavation.    **No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.**

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Dec 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $1,408 Reduced

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)  Employer did not ensure that its employees were trained and knowledgeable of recognizing and minimizing exposure the trenching and excavation hazards of the site, such as struck by, overhead and cave-in.     B & T Underground, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 92293, citation number 01, item number 002a and was affirmed as a final order on September 16, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 1022 W. Diversey Parkway in Chicago, Illinois 60613.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.**

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Dec 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  The employer did not provide a competent person to inspect the excavation site and its adjacent structures to recognize, minimize or eliminate any exposure to hazards, such as cave-in, struck by and overhead.    B & T Underground, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 92293, citation number 01, item number 002b and was affirmed as a final order on September 16, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 1022 W. Diversey Parkway in Chicago, Illinois 60613.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.**

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $1,408 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)  Employer did not ensure that the employees had safe and adequate means of access and egress of the excavation.    B & T Underground, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 92293, citation number 01, item number 004a and was affirmed as a final order on September 16, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 1022 W. Diversey Parkway in Chicago, Illinois 60613.    **No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.**

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $1,408 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):    a)  The employer did not ensure that its employees were protected from cave-in hazards while working within the up to  6.5 ft deep excavation.    B & T Underground, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 92293, citation number 01, item number 003 and was affirmed as a final order on September 16, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 1022 W. Diversey Parkway in Chicago, Illinois 60613.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.**

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  The employer did not ensure that its employees were protected from the public vehicular traffic of the residential street by means of high visibility apparel.    **In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**