OSHA Inspection: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NORTH DAKOTA, INC.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): The employer failed to provide a stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress in trenches or excavations that were 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees:     (a) On or about July 25, 2014, for the three employees that were exposed to cave-in hazards while connecting pipes in a nine-foot deep trench at the Alexander Terminal Project Statoil Terminal near Alexander, ND.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $0 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):      (a) On or about July 25, 2014, for the three employees that were exposed to cave-in hazards while connecting pipes in a nine-foot deep trench at the Alexander Terminal Project Statoil Terminal near Alexander, ND.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $2,250

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 employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety:       (a) On or about July 25, 2014, for the three employees that were exposed to cave-in hazards while connecting pipes in a nine-foot deep trench with vertical side walls and no means of egress at the Alexander Terminal Project Statoil Terminal near Alexander, ND.