OSHA Inspection: GROUND BREAKING CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2016-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3029.00 · Current $1515.00 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:    a. At the jobsite on the north side of the building, an untrained employee was directed by the foreman to work in a trench that was 6 feet 7 inches deep, 6-7 feet wide, in class "C" soil, without cave-in protection.

Issued

2016-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $42756.00 · Current $21378.00 Reduced

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:    a. At the jobsite, the foreman did not provide cave-in protection for an employee who was using a  shovel to remove soil from under a storm drain pipe in a trench with type "C" soil which was 6 feet 7 inches deep, 6-7 feet wide, and 36 feet 10 inches long, on or about 8/9/16.