OSHA Inspection: KERR MECHANICAL CORP.

Issued

2017-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:     On or about December 5, 2017, an employee working around an excavator was not required to wear a hard hat, exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2017-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2900.00 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).    On December 5, 2017, employees performing plumbing work in a 6' unprotected trench were exposed to the hazards associated with a cave-in as a protective system was not utilized.      Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).