OSHA Inspection: ON-LINE CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,355 · Current $2,355

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.  For the employees working in the trench on or about December 20, 2016 and times prior there to, at the intersection of Adams Street and Maryland Avenue on the south side of I-630 in Little Rock, Arkansas.  The employer did not locate spoil piles at least 2 feet from the edge of the excavation before allowing employees to enter the trench to manually dig to locate the natural gas line.  The spoil piles were located at the immediate edge of the trench above the location the employee was digging with a shovel in the excavation.  This exposes the employees to being struck by soil falling into the trench.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,563 · Current $4,563

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(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that;  The employees working in the trench on or about December 20, 2016 and times prior to at the intersection of Adams Street and Maryland Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas.  The employer did not adequately slope/bench the trench that was at least 7 feet deep in soil classified as B soil before allowing the employees into the trench to manually dig to locate a natural gas line.  This exposes employees to the hazard of engulfment in the event of a trench collapse.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,355 · Current $2,355

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.  For the employees working in the trench on or about December 20, 2016 and times prior there to, at the intersection of Adams Street and Maryland Avenue on the south side of I-630 in Little Rock, Arkansas.  The employer did not provide the necessary precautions to protect an employee before allowing the employee to enter an excavation with standing water on the east side of the trench to manually dig to locate the natural gas line.  This exposes the employee to the hazard of engulfment in the event of a trench collapse.