OSHA Inspection: THE REDLAND COMPANY, INC

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · 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:    On 6/3/2013, at the above addressed worksite, a heavy equipment operator had both of the excavator's torsion tracks at the edge of the excavation exposing employees inside the excavation to a caught-in-between and struck-by hazard.

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

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 6/3/2013, at the above addressed worksite, employees were exposed to engulfing hazards while working inside a 6-foot deep excavation without a means of cave-in protection.

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(b)(4)(iii): At least one copy of the design was not maintained at the jobsite while the slope was being constructed. After that time the design need not be at the jobsite, but a copy shall be made available to the Secretary upon request:  On 6/3/2013, at the above addressed worksite, employees were working inside a 6 foot excavation that the employer claimed it was stable rock, but did not have a copy of the sloping or benching design approved by a professional engineer at the work site during the time of the investigation.