OSHA Inspection: FEENEY BROTHERS EXCAVATION, LLC

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means:  Jobsite:  The company did not use safe and acceptable means to determine the exact location of a gas service stub.  The excavator bucket contacted the stub and broke the gas main which resulted in a large release of natural gas.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(g)(1)(i): Where oxygen deficiency (atmosphere containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen) or a hazardous atmosphere existed or could reasonably be expected to exist, such as in excavations in landfill areas or excavations in areas where hazardous substances are stored nearby, the atmosphere in the excavation was not tested before employees entered excavations greater than 4 feet (1.22m) in depth:  Jobsite:  An employee entered a trench that was more than 4 feet deep following the rupture of a gas main.  The atmosphere in the trench was not tested before the employee entered and the employee was overcome by the gas.  Air monitoring was also not performed before additional employees entered the trench to rescue the 'downed' employee.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(g)(1)(ii): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent employee exposure to atmospheres containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen and other hazardous atmospheres:  Jobsite:  An employee entered a trench without adequate precautions to prevent hazardous atmospheres in the trench. The employee was overcome by natural gas and had to be rescued by his co-workers who were also inadequately protected from the gas.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):   Jobsite:  Employees were not adequately trained in the atmospheric hazards to which they are potentially exposed and the methods and measures that may be used identify and protective themselves from those hazards.