OSHA Inspection: WATER SERVICES GROUP, LLC

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   a)  2151 Interstate Drive, Opelika AL; On or about January 14, 2015 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to worksite hazards in that the employer failed to instruct his employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to their work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injuries. Employees were working in a 6.7 foot deep trench with near vertical walls without any safety training regarding trenching and excavation work.

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.   a) 2151 Interstate Drive, Opelika AL; On or about January 14, 2015 the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were allowed to work inside of a trench measuring 6.7 feet deep, fifteen feet wide, and fifteen feet in length that was dug in class "c" soil. The employer had not complied with the standard in that employees were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system and the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (thirty-four degrees measured to the horizontal).