OSHA Inspection: WIRTH BROTHERS EXCAVATING, LLC.

Issued

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2662.00 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) 672 Railroad Ave, Chetek, WI; The employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions.

Issued

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2662.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    (a) 672 Railroad Ave, Chetek, WI; The employer did not ensure employees were wearing head protection when an overhead hazard existed.

Issued

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2662.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.854(b): Wall sections more than one story in height were permitted to stand alone without lateral bracing when the wall section was not originally designed to stand alone without such lateral support:    (a) 672 Railroad Ave, Chetek, WI; The employer did not ensure that walls over one story high were laterally braced during demolition.

Issued

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2662.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.859(g): During demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person were not made as the work progressed to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material. Employees were also permitted to work where such hazards existed without being corrected by shoring, bracing, or other effective means:    (a) 672 Railroad Ave, Chetek, WI; Continuous evaluations of hazards at the worksite were not made by a competent person.