OSHA Inspection: JP MECHANICAL, LLC

Issued

2015-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-24 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) Residential service vicinity of 510 Diamond Lane, Rice Lake, WI; a means of egress was not provided in a trench that was greater than 8 feet deep when an employee was working 36 feet away from the entrance to the trench.

Issued

2015-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, failure of protective systems or other hazardous conditions:    (a) Residential service vicinity of 510 Diamond Lane, Rice Lake, WI; the daily inspection of the trench was not conducted by a competent person as the employees were working in an unprotected trench without adequate cave in protection.

Issued

2015-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-24 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):       (a) Residential service vicinity of 510 Diamond Lane, Rice Lake, WI; employees were unprotected while working in a trench that did not have adequate cave-in protection systems. The trench was approximately eight feet deep with an excavation face that was greater than 90 degrees and had an overhanging soil ledge.