OSHA Inspection: H & M BACKHOE SERVICE INC.

Issued

Mar 26, 2014

Abate by

Apr 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  a)  For Citation 1, Item 1, issued on 2/4/2014 with an abatement date of 3/3/2014, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 2, issued on 2/4/2014 with an abatement date of 3/3/2014, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.  c)  For Citation 1, Item 3, issued on 2/4/2014 with an abatement date of 3/3/2014, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.

Issued

Feb 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $3,520

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:   An employee conducting excavation work on an approximately 30 foot long trench which was over 5 feet deep was exposed to cave-in hazards, and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite in accordance with the OSHA regulations.

Issued

Feb 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $3,520

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:  Employees conducting excavation work on an approximately 40 foot long trench which was over 5 feet deep were exposed to struck by hazards, and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to have daily inspections of the excavation, the adjacent areas, and protective system in accordance with the OSHA regulations.

Issued

Feb 4, 2014

Abate by

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,280 · Current $5,280

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 the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal):            An employee was working in an approximately 9 to 10.5 feet deep excavation was exposed to cave-in hazards and the exposed employee was not protected by an adequate protective system.