OSHA Inspection: MJM INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.    WORKSITE:  The employees, working in an excavation, greater than five (5) deep by approximately 200 feet long, were not provided with an adequate means of access/egress to/from the excavation.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees shall not work in excavations in which there is accumulated water, or in excavations in which water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions have been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. The precautions necessary to protect employees adequately vary with each situation, but could include special support or shield systems to protect from cave-ins, water removal to control the level of accumulating water, or use of a safety harness and lifeline.    WORKSITE:  The employees, required to work in an excavation, in which there was accumulated water and that was greater than five (5) feet deep were not provided with cave-in protection.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  WORKSITE:  The employees, working in an excavation greater than five feet deep were not provided with appropriate cave-in protections.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection shall be provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face. Such protection shall consist of scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection.    WORKSITE: Adequate and appropriate means of protection were not utilized to protect the employees, working in an excavation greater than five (5) feet deep, from the loose stones and/or soil falling into the excavation from the excavation face/walls.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.    WORKSITE:  Daily inspections, including the inspections after a rainstorm, were not made by a competent person for evidence of a dangerous situation.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person finds evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees shall be removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.  WORKSITE: Where the evidence of water accumulation and muddy conditions were noted in the excavation following a rainstormt, the employees were not prohibited from entering and working inside the excavation until appropriate precautions were taken to ensure the safety.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(c): Design of support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems. Designs of support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems shall be selected and constructed by the employer or his designee and shall be in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (c)(1); or, in the alternative, paragraph (c)(2); or, in the alternative, paragraph (c)(3); or, the alternative, paragraph (c)(4) as follows:    WORKSITE:  The support system, installed for the employees working in the excavation measuring more than 8 feet deep was not selected and constructed by the employer or his designee in accordance with the appendices A through F for shoring.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(e)(1)(ii): Support systems shall be installed and removed in a manner that protects employees from cave-ins, structural collapses, or from being struck by members of the support system.  WORKSITE:  The support system, installed for the employees working in the excavation measuring more than 8 feet deep was not installed in such a manner that could appropriately protect the employee from cave-in.