OSHA Inspection: KILLEEN PLUMBING COMPANY

Issued

2016-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 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 February 22, 2016, during the installation of a residential sanitary sewer system the employer did not ensure a stairway, ladder, and/or other safe means of egress was provided for an employee working in a trench approximately 9 feet long, with a depth of approximately 10 feet.

Issued

2016-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 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 February 22, 2016, during the installation of a residential sanitary sewer system the employer did not ensure an employee working inside a trench, with depth of approximately 10 feet and near 90 degree vertical walls, was protected from cave-ins by an adequately designed protection system.  The soil was classified type B.