OSHA Inspection: TRIPLE E. EXCAVATION, INC.

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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:  Along the northwest corner of the excavation, on or about May 07, 2015, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards while working along the bottom of a trench approximately greater than 9 feet deep X 13 feet wide X 14 feet long doing installation tapping onto a 16 inch existing water main line  in which spoil pile was located along the edge of the excavation trench.

Issued

2015-08-03 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(b) or 1926.652(c):  Along a trafficked road, on or about April 17, 2015, employees were working inside an excavation tapping onto a 16 inch existing water main line approximately 10 feet deep by 13 feet wide by 14 feet long without any type of adequate cave-in protection in type B class soil.