OSHA Inspection: SJE GROUP LLC

Issued

2015-06-22 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, hazardous atmospheres or other hazardous conditions:    a) Excavation: A competent person was not on site to make inspections as needed throughout the shift, on or about 2/18/15   Abatement note: To be "a competent person" under this standard, a person must have training in and be knowledgeable about, soils analysis, the use of protective systems and the requirements of this standard. Competent person means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, or dangerous to employees....

Issued

2015-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 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). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was more than 5 feet deep:  a) Excavation - Next to Dirt Wall: Employee while inside an unprotected excavation approximately 9 feet in depth was exposed to a cave in hazard, on or about 2/18/15.