OSHA Inspection: LTB PROPERTIES LLC

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3984.00 · Current $2790.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.:    JOBSITE:  The employees, performing shoveling task in a trench were not protected by placing and keeping excavated pile of spoil  at least 2 feet from the edge of the trench.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3984.00 · Current $2790.00 Reduced

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, hazardous  atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.    JOBSITE:  Daily inspections of the trench/excavation, the adjacent areas, and protective system were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in a cave-ins, indications of failure of the protective systems or other hazardous condition.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5577.00 · Current $3820.00 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(b) or 29 CFR 1926.652(c).    JOBSITE:  The employees, performing shoveling soil to make square corners in a trench which was measured between 5 feet 4-3/4 inches and 6 feet 1 inch deep and 29 feet 8 inches were not protected from the hazards of cave-ins by the use of appropriate protective systems and/or devices.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  JOBSITE:  Each employee performing shoveling in a trench and demolition were not provided with training in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to the tasks they were performing.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  JOBSITE:  The employees wearing double strap dust masks on a voluntarily basis while performing demolition task were not provided with the information in Appendix D of this standard.