OSHA Inspection: CASTELLON PLUMBING CORP

Issued

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with a warning vest or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:    On or about 10/26/14, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was installing a drain pipe inside a five (5) foot trench located in front of a residential home on a public road and was not protected from struck-by hazards due to lack of a high-visibility work vest.     PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:    On or about 10/26/14, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was installing a drain pipe inside a five (5) foot trench located in front of a residential home on a public road and did not store the excavated material two (2) feet or more away from the trench.    PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 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, indications of failure of protective systems:      On or about 10/26/14, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure trench inspections was made prior to the start of a trenching operation.     PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 have been taken to ensure their safety:  On or about 10/26/14, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not remove employees from the trench when water accumulation was present.   PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2850.00 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):    On or about 10/26/14, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from cave-in hazards by an adequate protective system.     PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    On or about 10/26/14, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was installing a drain inside a five (5) foot trench and did not have the ladder's side rails extend at least three (3) feet above the edge of the trench.    PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  On or about 10/26/14, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was installing a drain inside a five (5) foot trench and was using a six (6) foot A-frame ladder instead of an extension ladder.  PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS FOR THIS VIOLATION.