OSHA Inspection: GTC SITEWORKS

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1000.00 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:    At the sewer line installation and trenching site, 58 E Hwy 8, Steelville, MO, on 9-20-17, where the benching  requirements were not in accordance with the standard, the employer had not established a training program for complying with the requirements of the excavation (and trenching) standard, and for providing for safe conditions for site specific conditions, not only for excavations but for other safe work and use of personal protective equipment.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  At the sewer line installation and trenching site, 58 E Hwy 8, Steelville, MO, on 9-20-17, where the benching requirements were not in accordance with the standard, a competent person was not knowledgeable on the specifics of the standard or the site, including soil classification and the specific soil classification at this site, sloping requirements relative to the soil classification, bench depths required by the appendix of the standard, and that the depth of the trench where an employee was working was over 5 ft.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1800.00 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:    At the sewer line installation and trenching site, 58 E Hwy 8, Steelville, MO, on 9-20-17, a ladder or similar means of egress was not provided.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2309.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(b): The slopes and configurations of sloping and benching systems were not in accordance with the requirement options of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4):    At the sewer line installation and trenching site, 58 E Hwy 8, Steelville, MO, on 9-20-17, the benching requirements were not in accordance with the standard.  The bottom part of the excavation, from the bottom of the trench to the first bench, was 5 ft. 8" where the 8" water line was laid in a trench with vertical sides and a width of approximately 33" (2' bucket).