OSHA Inspection: SCOTT LAMERS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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) The employer did not ensure that employees were trained in recognizing hazards associated with excavations and implementing excavation protection. The employees were exposed to struck-by and cave-in hazards.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jun 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

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.    (a) The employer did not ensure that a spoil pile was at least 2' from the edge of an excavation. The employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jun 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · 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 29 CFR 1926.652(c).     (a) The employer did not ensure that an employee was using trench protection when conducting work in an excavation. The employee was exposed to cave-in hazards.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jun 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $400 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:    In accordance with 1926 Subpart P Appendix A (c)(3): Visual and manual analysis. The visual and manual analyses, such as those noted as being acceptable in paragraph (d) of this appendix, shall be designed and conducted to provide sufficient quantitative and qualitative information as may be necessary to identify properly the properties, factors, and conditions affecting the classification of the deposits.    (a) The employees did not conduct both a visual and manual analysis of the soil. A visual analysis was conducted but not a manual test. The employees were exposed to struck-by and cave-in hazards while working in the excavations.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jun 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person.     (a) The employer did not ensure that a competent person was established when conducting excavation work. The employees were conducting a connection of the sewer lateral and were exposed to struck-by and caught-in-between hazards.