OSHA Inspection: DC PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC

Issued

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to work in trenches were trained in the recognition and avoidance of the hazards associated with trenches.

Issued

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 or indications of failure of protective systems.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the trench in which an employee was required to work was inspected by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in a cave-in.

Issued

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1600.00 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).    Worksite: The employer did not provide and/or utilize cave-in protection for the employee who was required to work at the bottom of the 7-foot deep trench.