OSHA Inspection: GUERRA UNDERGROUND LLC

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8730.00 · Current $8730.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  In an excavation located parallel to a public roadway, employees installed a water main inside an irregular excavation that measured 11 feet deep at its deepest point, 35 feet long, and 25 feet wide. The exposed employee was not protected from a cave-in by the use of adequate shoring, trench-box, or adequate sloping of the excavation sides and ends.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(e)(1)(i): Members of support systems shall be securely connected together to prevent sliding, falling, kick-outs, or other predictable failure.  In an excavation located parallel to a public roadway, employees installed a water main inside an irregular excavation that measured 11 feet deep at its deepest point, 35 feet long, and 25 feet wide. The shield was missing spreader bar retainer pins in several locations.  The exposed employee was not protected from a cave-in by the use of adequate shoring/ trench-box.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(e)(2)(i): Excavation of material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61m) below the bottom of the members of a support system was permitted where the system was not designed to resist the forces calculated for the full depth of the trench.  In an excavation located parallel to a public roadway, employees installed a water main inside an irregular excavation that measured 11 feet deep at its deepest point, 35 feet long, and 25 feet wide. The shield placed inside the trench box was improperly positioned exceeding 2 feet from the bottom of the trench box and to the excavation ground floor.  The exposed employee was not protected from a cave-in by the use of adequate shoring/trench-box.