OSHA Inspection: STEPHENS PLUMBING, INC.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury, in that:  a) 2050 Eastern Boulevard, Montgomery AL; On or about January 13 2016; employees entered and worked in a trench measuring seven to ten feet deep that was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.  Employees had not been provided effective information and training on recognizing and avoiding cave-in hazards on the work site.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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) 2050 Eastern Boulevard, Montgomery AL; On or about January 13 2016 the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were not provided a means of safe egress while working in a ten feet deep trench.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation:  a) 2050 Eastern Boulevard, Montgomery AL; On or about January 13 2016 the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were allowed to work inside of a trench measuring seven to ten feet deep, fifteen feet wide, and fifteen feet in length that was dug in class "b" soil with eight inches of accumulated water.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  a) 2050 Eastern Boulevard, Montgomery AL; On or about January 13 2016 the employer exposed his employee to cave-in hazards in that employees were allowed to work inside a seven to ten feet deep trench with a spoil pile that was placed directly on the edge of the excavation which could fall or roll into the excavation injuring the employee.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $35,000 · Current $17,000 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  a) 2050 Eastern Boulevard, Montgomery AL; On or about January 13 2016 the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were allowed to work inside of a trench measuring seven to ten feet deep, fourteen feet wide, and sixteen feet in length that was dug in class "b" soil. The employer had not complied with the standard in that employees were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system and the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (thirty-four degrees measured to the horizontal).