OSHA Inspection: HAVENS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Dec 21, 2017

Abate by

Oct 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,676 · Current $10,000 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.    At a jobsite located at 6732 Holmes, Kansas City, Missouri, an employee was exposed to struck by hazards.  An employee was working in a trench. The employee was not protected from excavated materials that posed a hazard of rolling into the excavation. The spoil pile was within a foot from the edge of the trench.      Havens Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1926.651(j)(2) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 936669, citation number 1, item 2, and was affirmed as a final order on October 18, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at or near the intersection of N Hull Ave and NW Old Tiffany Springs Rd, at a jobsite the employer called Reserve at Tiffany Woods, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Issued

Dec 21, 2017

Abate by

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $17,745 · Current $5,000 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 (b) or (c).    At a jobsite located at 6732 Holmes, Kansas City, Missouri, an employee was exposed to a cave-in hazard.  The employee was working in an excavated trench. The trench was at a depth of 9 feet without proper shoring, benching, or sloping.      Havens Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 936669, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on October 18, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at or near the intersection of N Hull Ave and NW Old Tiffany Springs Rd, at a jobsite the employer called Reserve at Tiffany Woods, in Kansas City, Missouri.