OSHA Inspection: PEDERSON CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(a)(4): The common drinking cup was not prohibited:  At this construction project, employees were engaged in excavation operations.  Employees were using an empty, plastic soft drink bottle as a common drinking cup.

Issued

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  At this construction project , employees were engaged in trench/excavation operations.  Employees were exiting from the culverts, located inside the excavation, by balancing on  a trench shield section to access the excavation edge.  At the edge of the excavation employees maneuvered to walk across the two parallel culverts allowing access to he other side of the excavation.

Issued

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  At this construction location,  employees engaged in trench/excavation operations, did not have a means of egress that was within 25 feet or less of lateral travel.  Employees were walking inside a culvert for approximately 90 feet to an extension ladder for means of egress from this trench.

Issued

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(b)(2): Maximum allowable slopes, and allowable configurations for sloping and benching systems, were not determined in accordance with the conditions and requirements set forth in appendices A and B to this subpart:   At this construction project, in the smaller excavation at this job site, employees were engaged in trench operations, where trench shields were not used, nor was the sloping of the excavation in accordance with Appendix A and B to protect employees from engulfment hazards.

Issued

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(e)(2)(i): Excavation of material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of the members of a support system was permitted where the system was not designed to resist the forces calculated for the full depth of the trench.  At this construction project, employees were engaged in trench operations where two trench boxes were aligned parallel to each other using the others wall as support. Both trench shields were approximately four feet above the excavation floor.

Issued

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways  At this construction project, employees were engaged in excavation operations using an extension ladder in an inverted/ upside-down position. The ladder was utilized with the anti-slip stabilizing feet in the air, using the fly section for stabilization rather than the base section.