OSHA Inspection: JOEL KENNEDY CONSTRUCTING CORP.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1):  Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:    a)  Employees were using unguarded DeWalt Model# D28402 grinder while performing sewer and water work.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $1,925 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 (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees:    a)  Employees were not provided with a safe means of egress when working in a trench with a depth of approximately 8.2 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $1,925 Reduced

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 not protected from the hazard of falling or rolling excavated material that was placed and kept at the edge of the trench.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $61,600 · Current $29,150 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 were not protected from the hazard of cave-in while working in a trench measuring approximately 8.2 feet in depth.    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

Apr 22, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii):  Where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, receptacles were not protected with ground fault circuit interrupters when on a two-wire, single- phase portable or vehicle-mounted generator rated more than 5kW, or where the circuit conductors of the generator were not insulated from the generator frame and all other grounded surfaces:    a)  Employees were using three-wire 120/240 Volt, Champlion Model# 41533 Portable Generator with receptacle not protected with ground fault circuit interrupters to power tools onsite.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).