OSHA Inspection: JON'S PLUMBING

Issued

2015-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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 sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal):              3327 Firestone Street, Grand Island, NE 68803 (Job-site): The employer failed to ensure protective systems were in use at the jobsite while an employee was working in an excavation. An employee was caught-in a cave-in when a trench approximately 5 feet in depth had the walls collapse on him.      Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed.