OSHA Inspection: DANNY & PACO PLUMBING, INC.

Issued

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    (a) Trench located on back side, new residential construction located at 5339 Linholli Circle, Powder Springs, GA 30127: Employee engaged in plumbing activities located in a unprotected 6 ft. deep trench with the spoils pile near the excavated walls and an excavator bucket working in close proximity was not protected from head injuries as a hard hat was not worn while inside the trench.

Issued

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:    (a) Trench located on back side, new residential construction located at 5339 Linholli Circle, Powder Springs, GA 30127: Employee was not provided with a safe means of egress from an unprotected trench which measured 3-feet wide by 22-feet long x 6-feet deep.

Issued

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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). 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-half horizontal to one vertical.    (a) Trench located on back side, new residential construction located at 5339 Linholli Circle, Powder Springs, GA 30127: Employee was exposed to soil cave-ins while working in a 3-feet wide x 22-feet long x 6-feet deep excavation while installing a 6-inch PVC sewer line without a cave-in protection system in place.  Employer failed to provide a trench shield, soil benching or sloping.