OSHA Inspection: HI-TECH ELECTRIC, INC.

Issued

Jul 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.     (a)  100 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV:  Employees were not wearing protective gloves recommended by the Material Safety Data Sheet when using the Cantex Conduit Solvent Cement that is a skin irritant and can cause dermatitis as determined on May 7, 2013.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jul 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a):   Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    (a)  100 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV:  Employees were not provided safety glasses on site while working close to trench digging operations as determined on May 7, 2013.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Jul 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 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)  100 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV:  The employer did not provide a safe means of egress at least every twenty-five feet for employees working in a trench that was 77 inches deep.  Employees entered the trench from one end and walked thirty feet down the trench to their last pipe connection as determined on May 7, 2013.    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Jul 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  100 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV:  The employer did not provide training on unsafe working conditions as evidenced by the safety hazards found on site including, but not limited to, employees employees working in a vertical walled trench, with a maximum depth of 77 inches, with no protective system in place to prevent a cave-in, as determined on May 7, 2013.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jul 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $540 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)  100 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV:  Excavated dirt and rocks that were not secured by a retaining device were not kept at least two feet back from the edge of a trench that employees were working in to prevent the materials from falling or rolling into the trench as determined on May 7, 2013.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Jul 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 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)  100 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV:  Employees were working in a vertical walled trench that had a maximum depth of 77 inches.  There were no protective systems in place to prevent a cave-in such as a trench box, sloping, or benching of the trench as determined on May 7, 2013.      ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Jul 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) 100 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV:  A competent person that was knowledgeable in excavation safety was not on site conducting inspections to identify the hazards found with a 77 inch deep trench that employees were working in including the lack of cave-in protection, improper placement of the spoil pile, and the lack of proper means of egress from the trench as determined on May 7, 2013.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM