OSHA Inspection: SHAWCOR INSPECTION SERVICES

Issued

2016-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8730.00 · Current $7500.00 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 condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury.     At this workplace, an employee conducted hot-tap operations in an excavation greater than five feet in depth and were not adequately instructed in the recognition and avoidance of excavation engulfment hazards.  The employee was exposed to struck-by and engulfment hazards.

Issued

2016-10-07 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, indications of failure of protective systems.   At this workplace, employees conducted hot-tap operations in an excavation greater than five feet in depth, daily inspections were not conducted by a competent person to ensure the excavation protective systems were in place for employee safety.  The employees were exposed to engulfment and struck-by hazards.