OSHA Inspection: FORTNEY & WEYGANDT, INC.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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, excavation and concrete pipe installation activities were being conducted in a trench measuring approximately 6 foot deep and more than 35 feet long. The employer did not ensure that subcontractor employees were protected from injuries in that a ladder was not placed in the excavation to provide safe entry and egress from the trench.

Issued

2015-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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 subcontractor 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 $6160.00 · Current $0.00 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, excavation and concrete pipe installation activities were being conducted in a trench measuring approximately 6 foot deep and more than 35 feet long. The employer did not ensure that subcontractor employees were protected from cave-ins by the use of an adequate protective system or protective methods such as benching or shoring.     Fortney & Weygandt was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 978918, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 7/22/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1021 East Aurora Road in Macedonia, Ohio.