OSHA Inspection: NRE EXCAVATING, INC.

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(g)(2):  Excavations of earthen material to a level greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of a shield was permitted:       (a)  NRE Excavating, Inc. at 1130 S. Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80210:  On March 17, 2014 the exposing employer did not ensure that employees working inside a shield system on the north end of a trench were protected from cave-in.  The depth of the trench was approximately 10 feet.  Sections of soil ranging from 4 feet to 2.7 feet were exposed from the bottom of the shield system to the bottom of the trench.  This condition exposed employees to a crushing hazard by trench wall cave-in.       (b)  NRE Excavating, Inc. at 1130 S. Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80210:  On March 17, 2014 the exposing employer did not ensure that employees working inside a shield system on the south end of a trench were protected from cave-in.  The depth of the trench was approximately 10 feet.  Sections of soil ranging from 4 feet to 2.7 feet were exposed from the bottom of the shield system to the bottom of the trench.  This condition exposed employees to a crushing hazard by trench wall cave-in.