OSHA Inspection: DONERITE CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 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:   a)Trench - Street: Employee while inside at the bottom of an unprotected trench, approximately 6 feet in depth, was not provided with a ladder as a safe means of egress, on or about 8/25/15.

Issued

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 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.  a)Trench - Street: Employees  while inside at the bottom of an unprotected trench, approximately 6 feet in depth, was exposed to struck by hazard from materials and equipment placed at the edge of the excavation, on or about 8/25/15.

Issued

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

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, hazardous atmospheres or other hazardous conditions:    a) Trench - Street: A competent person was not on site to make inspections as needed throughout the shift, on or about 8/25/15   Abatement note: To be "a competent person" under this standard, a person must have training in and be knowledgeable about, soils analysis, the use of protective systems and the requirements of this standard. Competent person means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, or dangerous to employees....

Issued

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 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 more than 5 feet deep:  a)Trench - Street: Employee  while inside at the bottom of an unprotected trench, approximately 6 feet in depth, was exposed to a cave in hazard, on or about 8/25/15.