OSHA Inspection: SISK ROAD BORING

Issued

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2640.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:      On or about June 5, 2013, at an excavation site, an employee did not wear a protective head gear while working in a trench, exposing the employee to the hazard of being struck by falling objects.

Issued

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1800.00 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).      On or about June 5, 2013, at an excavation site, inadequate protective devices were in place to protect an employee while working in a trench, exposing the employee to the hazard of being crushed by collapsing soil.

Issued

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4400.00 · Current $2700.00 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:      On or about June 14, 2013, at an excavation site, a ladder or ramp was not used for safe access/egress while an employee worked in a trench, exposing the employee to the hazard of being crushed by collapsing soil.         SISK ROAD BORING WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.651 (c)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314274283, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 12, 2010, WITH A FINAL ABATEMENT DATE OF AUGUST 30, 2010, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE HAZARD LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF BONNIE BREA AND 380 IN DENTON, TEXAS 76201.