OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR'S DRAIN AND SEWER SERVICE

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):       29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  This provision is applicable to construction employment by 1926.59.    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential chemical hazards associated with using primers and adhesives while connecting PVC piping without having developed a written HAZCOM program and all its components as outlined within this subpart.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 5600 South 90th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502, where the employer had untrained employees installing water and sewer lines in a new residential construction while using primer and cement to adhere the pipes together without having met the requirements of this subpart.  Instances include but are not limited to:  i.    Failure to develop and implement a written program that outlines the companys approach to handling chemicals in the work place.   ii.   Failure to provide training to employees on the proper methods to work with chemicals in general and more specific training on the particular chemicals they are exposed to.   iii.  Failure to develop a list documenting all the different chemicals the company uses or has used over the years.  iv.  Failure to maintain Safety Data Sheets(SDS) for each chemical in use and have provided training on reading SDS to employees prior to their exposure.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2275.00 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:     The employer is failing to train employees to recognize, avoid and prevent against potential caught between and struck by hazards associated with trenching and excavations.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 5600 South 90th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502, where the employer had inadequately trained employees installing new water and sewer lines in a trench that failed to meet several requirements of this subpart and had not provided the employees with any training formal or otherwise.  Instances of trenching violations include but are not limited to:    i.    No soil test was conducted, where at least one test should be performed both visibly and manually.  ii.   Benching/sloping was used improperly to protect employees; specifically they did not meet the requirement of class B soil, 1:1 ration as outlined in Appendix A of this subpart.   iii.  Leaving an underground utility gas line exposed and unprotected during the operation exposed employees to potential explosion hazards.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(4): While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees:    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential explosion hazards associated with trenching and excavations in close proximity to active underground utilities.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 5600 South 90th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502, where the employer had employees installing new water and sewer lines in a trench where they have unearthed an active gas line to the home and failed to protect that line against damage as the result of accidental contact, leaving it directly exposed to equipment operating in the trench throughout the duration of the job and creating the potential for employees to be injured in the event of an explosion.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2275.00 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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential access and egress hazards associated accessing or egressing a trench without a ladder or ramp.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 5600 South 90th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502, where the employer had employees installing new water and sewer lines in an unprotected trench where they are entering and exiting the trench by climbing the walls and no other method of acceptable access was available.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2275.00 Reduced

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:     The employer is failing to protect employees from potential cave in hazards associated with trenching and excavations when the employer has failed to meet the requirements of having a competent person inspect the trench/excavation prior to employees entering.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 5600 South 90th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502, where the employer had employees installing new water and sewer lines in an unprotected trench that failed to meet multiple requirements of this subpart specifically the lack of a competent persons evaluation of the trench prior to and during use.  Instances include but are not limited to:   i.    No soil test was conducted, where at least one test should be performed both visibly and manually.   ii.   Benching/sloping was used improperly to protect employees; specifically they did not meet the requirement of class B soil, 1:1 ration as outlined in Appendix A of this subpart.    Leaving an underground utility line exposed and unprotected during the operation exposed employees to potential explosion hazards.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2275.00 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 (c) of this section:   The employer is failing to protect employees from potential caught between and struck by hazards associated trenching and excavation work.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 5600 South 90th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502, where the employer had employees installing new water and sewer lines in an unprotected trench with an ineffective benching/sloping combination that fails to meet the requirements of this subpart.