OSHA Inspection: SOUTH LINES

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $480.00 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:    On or about May 7, 2015, employees were exposed to struck by hazards in that the employer failed to ensure the use of head protection while working under and near the excavation machine located along Bell Plains Rd. in Abilene, TX.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.   On or about May 7, 2015, employees were exposed to stuck by hazards at the jobsite, in that the employer failed to ensure the use of eye protection by employees while they were working underneath and adjacent to the excavation machine while it was picking up soil and rocks and dumping it on the side of the trench located along Bell Plains Rd. in Abilene, TX.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 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:    On or about May 7, 2015, employees were exposed to crush and caught in hazards at the jobsite, in that the employer failed to ensure the use of a ladder or other approved means of egress for employees to exit the trench in case of an emergency located on Bell Plains Rd, in Abilene, TX.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 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.    On or about May 7, 2015, employees were exposed to struck by and caught in hazards in that the employer failed to ensure that the excavated material from the trench was two feet from the trench edge opening while employees were working in the trench located on Bell Plains Rd in Abilene, TX.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 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).     On or about May 7, 2015, employees were exposed to caught in and crush hazards in that the employer failed to ensure the use of protective systems such as trench boxes or other means of protection while employees were working in a trench located on Bell plains rd. in Abilene, TX.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about May 7, 2015, employees were exposed to caught in and crush hazards in that the employer failed to ensure the use of protective systems such as trench boxes or other means of protection while employees were working in a trench located on Bell Plains rd. in Abilene, TX.