OSHA Inspection: CAPRIATI CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, INC.

Issued

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,000 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 (.61 m) 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:     (a) On or about June 26, 2014, for employees exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards while installing a pipeline where the spoil pile was spilling into the excavation at the work site located at the intersection of Burdick Expressway and Sixth Street SW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2014

Abate by

Oct 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety:     (a) On or about June 26, 2014, for an employee exposed to cave-in hazards while working within an excavation of approximately 8.8 feet in depth at a work site located near the intersection of Burdick Expressway and Sixth Street SW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

Oct 17, 2014

Abate by

Oct 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  (a) On or about June 26, 2014, for an employee exposed to cave-in hazards while working within an excavation of approximately 8.8 feet in depth at a work site near the intersection of Burdick Expressway and Sixth Street SW in Minot, North Dakota.