OSHA Inspection: HARDY PLUMBING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

May 12, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $8,873

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:    On or about January 6, 2017 at 1073 Winterton Street, Lot #49, Evans, Georgia:  Where employees had to enter trenches and excavations, the employer had not instructed the employees on the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the used of protective systems required.

Issued

May 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $0 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.        On or about January 6, 2017 at 1073 Winterton Road, Evans, Georgia: Employees were engaged in the tie in to an existing sanitary sewer stand pipe in a trench approximately 6'-4" deep.  The employer did not ensure that a competent person inspected the trench for deficiencies and hazardous conditions such as, but not limited to:     a)  working on sloping terrain with the spoil pile placed on the uphill portion of the trench;    b) conditions indicating the need for a protective system or sloping of the trench, including recent heavy rains, working at depths greater than 5-feet;    c) conditions indicating the need for safe entry and egress;    d) potential for the spoil pile rolling back into the trench.

Issued

May 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $6,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees.    On or about January 6, 2017 at 1073 Winterton Street, Evans, Georgia: Employees engaged in the installation of a new sanitary sewer line in a trench approximately 6'-4" deep were not provided a safe means to access/egress the trench.

Issued

May 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $6,200 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:      On or about January 6, 2017 at 1073 Winterton Street, Evans, Georgia:  Employees were installing a sanitary sewer line working in a trench approximately 6' and 4" deep.  Spoil piles were placed on both sides of the trench, exposing employees to being struck by materials that could roll into the trench.

Issued

May 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,200 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(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal):                          On or about January 6, 2017 at 1073 Winterton Street, Evans, Georgia:  Employees working in a trench approximately 6'-4" deep were exposed to a cave-in hazard when a required protection system was not used.