OSHA Inspection: BRUCE DAVIS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $700.00 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:   At the worksite located at 3901 SW 21st Street in Topeka, Kansas, during excavation and concrete pipe installation activities, an employee assisting with pipe rigging tasks was not protected from struck by hazards in that no hard hat was worn.  An excavator was actively working in the trench along with the employee.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $700.00 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:   At the worksite located at 3901 SW 21st Street in Topeka, Kansas, employees were conducting excavation and concrete pipe installation activities in a trench approximately 6 foot deep and more than 35 feet long. Employees were exposed to injuries in that a ladder was not placed in the excavation to provide safe entry and egress.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.   At the worksite located at 3901 SW 21st Street in Topeka, Kansas, during excavation and concrete pipe installation activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from struck by hazards from the spoil piles. The soil removed from the trench was placed along side of, and directly on, the edges of the excavation.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $700.00 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.   At the worksite located at 3901 SW 21st Street in Topeka, Kansas, employees were conducting concrete pipe installation activities in an excavation approximately 6 feet deep and more than 35 feet long. No protective system was utilized and no method was implemented to protect employees from trench cave-in hazards.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): The company has more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year and did not keep OSHA injury and illness records.   The employer, who employed more than 10 employees, did not maintain OSHA 300 Injury and Illness logs. The company had injuries in 2014 which should have been recorded.