OSHA Inspection: AAA CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 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:    At the job site, employee(s) were unable to recognize the following hazards:    a/  No hard hats provided or worn when working inside of an excavation or around earth moving machinery.  b/  The minimum approach distance to an overhead power line.  c/  Placing the spoil pile adjacent to the excavation.  d/  Working inside of an unprotected excavation.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    At the job site, employee(s) were unable to recognize the following hazards:    a/  The side rails were flush with the edge of the excavation.  b/  The portable, extension ladder was used to enter into and exit from an excavation in a badly damaged condition.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    At the job site, hard hats were not provided or worn during the following conditions:    a/  While working within the swing radius of a Caterpillar 4X4 Turbo Backhoe.  b/  While working inside of an excavation that was approximately 13 feet deep.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:     a/  At the job site, a Caterpillar 4X4 Turbo Backhoe was used to excavate a 13-foot deep excavation.  The Caterpillar 4X4 Turbo Backhoe was parked directly below a live overhead power line (OHPL).  The boom and bucket when manuvered to accomplish this work also came to within a few feet of a second OHPL.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 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/  At the job site, the spoil pile, consisting mostly of gravel, was positioned directly along the west edge of the 13-foot deep excavation.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 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:     At the job site, daily inspection(s) of the 13-foot deep excavation and adjacent area were not made by a competent person.   The following hazards were noted:    a/  Lack of hard hats when entering the excavation or working within the swing radius of a Caterpillar 4X4 Turbo Backhoe.    b/  Working well within the minimum approach distance of overhead power lines.    c/  Placing the spoil pile directly along the west edge of the excavation.    d/  Entering the unprotected excavation.    e/  Using a defective, portable, extension ladder to enter into and exit from the unprotected excavation whose parts were secured with synthetic rope.    f/  Using a defective, portable, extension ladder to enter into and exit from the unprotected trench whose side rails were flush with the edge.  f/   Using

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 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 29 CFR 1926.652(c):     a/  At the job site, an employee was observed climbing out of an unprotected excavation.  The depth of this excavation was approximately 13 feet.  The length and width of this excavation were approximately 80 by 70 inches respectively.  All four walls of the excavation were nearly vertical.  The soil was identified as being Type C due to the existence of a pre-existing water pipe.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(7): Ladders not specifically designed for such use were tied or fastened together to provide longer sections:    a/  At the job site, two sections of a Werner portable extension ladder used to enter into and exit from a 13-foot deep excavation were lashed together with a piece of synthetic rope.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a/  At the job site, the side rails belonging to a badly damaged, Werner portable extension ladder were flush with the surface of the ground.  This ladder was used by an employee to enter into and exit from a 13-foot deep excavation.

Issued

May 29, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:    a/  At the job site, three rungs belonging a Werner portable extension ladder were badly bent.  This badly damaged ladder was used by an employee to enter into and exit from a 13-foot deep excavation.