OSHA Inspection: PRIME PIPING AND HEATING

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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 are 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:      a)  Two employees worked in an unshored trench for two days; a ladder was not provided for access to/ from the trench; trench was 5.5 ft deep.       Location:  1705 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY       On or about  5/1/2015      NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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 regulatory requirements for controlling and eliminating hazards in the workplace:       a)  Safety training was not provided to two employees who worked in an unshored trench for two days; employees were exposed to excavation collapse hazard, falling rocks, lack of a ladder to access the trench.      Location:  1705 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY       On or about  5/1/2015      NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): The employer did not ensure that: 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.      a)  Two employees worked in an unshored trench for two days; employees were exposed to excavation collapse hazard and falling rocks; trench was 5.5 ft deep.  The employer did not provide a competent person to inspect and ensure excavation safety procedures (excavation shoring) were done.        Location:  1705 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY       On or about  5/1/2015      NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $4420.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:      a)  Two employees worked in an unshored trench were exposed to falling rocks that were piled along the top of the trench edge; trench was 5.5 ft deep.       Location:  1705 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY       On or about  5/1/2015      NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from caveins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when: (i) Excavations are made entirely in stable rock; or (ii) Excavations are less than 5 feet in depth and examination of the ground by a competent person provides no indication of a potential cavein:      a)  Two employees worked in an unshored trench for two days; employees were exposed to excavation collapse hazard and falling rocks; trench was 5.5 ft deep.  The dirt trench wall collapsed, burying one employee up to his waist under dirt and a piece of cement debris.       Location:  1705 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY       On or about  5/1/2015      NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.