OSHA Inspection: DICKSON UNDERGROUND UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2013-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:  On or about August 20, 2013, employees were not trained on the hazards associated with excavations, exposing the employees to the hazards of cave-ins and structural collapse.

Issued

2013-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 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). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that:  On or about August 20, 2013, the employer did not ensure that the excavation the employees were working in was protected by a shoring system, exposing the employees to the hazard of a cave-in.