OSHA Inspection: ARKANSAS CLEANING & TELEVISING

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.    On or about April 16, 2013, at the worksite at or near Capital and Victory Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas, the employer did not prohibit an employee from riding the bucket of the JCB hydraulic excavator into an approximately 12-15 foot deep trench excavation. This condition exposed the employee to the hazards of falling or struck-by from inadvertent operation and movement.

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:    On or about April 16, 2013, at the worsite located at or near Capital and Victory Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas, an employee was operating an excavator on a mound of dirt and was not wearing a seatbelt. The vehicle was subject to overturning while being operated, exposing the employee to the hazard of being struck-by or crushed-by the vehicle.

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $2,000

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.(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARD(S) WHERE NECESSARY, WHAT PRECAUTIONS THE EMPLOYER WAS LACKING, AND CAUSE OF THE WATER ACCUMULATION)    On or about April 16, 2013, at the worksite, located at or near Capital and Victory Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas, an employee was allowed to work in a trench excavation in which water was accumulating. The employer had not taken adequate pecautions to protect the emloyee while working in the trench, exposing the employee to hazards such as but not limited to slipping in the trench.

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 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:    On or about April 16, 2013, at the worksite located at or near Capital and Victory Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas, an employee working in an excavation approximately 12-15 feet in depth was not protected by an adequate protective system. A metal trench box was installed in the lower section of the excavation and the upper approximate six (6) feet of the excavation was not protected. Additionally, the walls of the excavation had been deeply undercut, leaving a large amount of unsupported soil and concrete above the trench. This condition exposed the employee to the hazards of being struck-by or engulfed in soil and/or concrete in the event of a cave-in or collapse of the trench walls.

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.  On or about April 16, 2013 and times prior thereto, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program. Employees peformed job activities including but not limited to cutting dry concrete with a saw, exposing them to the respiratory silica hazards.