OSHA Inspection: CHEROKEE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INC

Issued

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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 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:  On or about at 2/18/16 located at 607 Rocky Creek Trail, Woodstock, GA: employees that were observed climbing out of a trench that had a depth of 9.8 - foot and a length of 14 - foot were not provided with a ladder for egress.

Issued

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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.  On or about at 2/18/16 located at 607 Rocky Creek Trail, Woodstock, GA: Employees were working in a trench that was approximately 7.4- foot in depth were not protected from the spoil pile, wet soil were located at the edge of the trench and 2.4  foot in height. The spoil pile caved in on two employees were covered and rescued by 911 .

Issued

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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:  On or about at 2/18/16 located at 607 Rocky Creek Trail, Woodstock, GA:  Where employees were working in an unprotected trench with visible cracks and fissures in the wall of the trench, the competent person did not perform daily inspections.Two employees were covered and rescued by 911 .

Issued

2016-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1956.00 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).    On or about at 2/18/16 located at 607 Rocky Creek Trail, Woodstock, GA: Where employees were working in an unprotected trench with a depth of 9.8 - foot and a length of 14 - foot were not provided with a trench box or an protective system to prevent the cave in which two employees were covered and rescued by 911.