OSHA Inspection: WILKS UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, LLC.

Issued

Apr 20, 2018

Abate by

May 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

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 work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  The employer is failing to protect the employees from slip and fall,  struck-by, and crushed-by hazards associated with plumbing and trenching activities. This was most recently documented, on 12/20/17, on the grounds located at or near 9750 East 53rd St N. in Bel Aire, Kansas. The employer did not provide training to employees to enable them to recognize, evaluate, and control of hazards when working in trenches. Specifically employees assigned as "Competent Persons" were not fully trained as such prior to being assigned this duty.  Training did not include:  1)  The identification of soil classifications   2)  The visual and physical testing methods necessary to validate soil classifications   3)  The identification and application of protective measures based upon the soil classification    4)  The identification and control of jobsite specific hazards through the application of inspections  5)  The identification and control of water accumulations  6)  The assessment and control of hazardous atmospheres  7)  The identification of utilities and the methods to control against these hazards

Issued

Apr 20, 2018

Abate by

May 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    The employer is failing to protect  the employees from struck-by hazards while working inside a trench. This was most recently documented, on 12/20/17, at the job site located at or near 9750 East 53rd St N. in Bel Aire, Kansas. The employer did not insure the use of head protection when working in a 10 foot deep trench below excavated material.

Issued

Apr 20, 2018

Abate by

May 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,109 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from slip and fall hazards while conducting plumbing activities inside a trench which was not free of water accumulations. This was most recently documented on December 20, 2017 at the jobsite located at or near 9750 East 53rd St N. in Bel Aire, Kansas. The employer did not ensure that the trench was free of water accumulations and did not implement precautions to prevent further water accumulations.

Issued

Apr 20, 2018

Abate by

May 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and crushed-by hazards associated with plumbing and trenching activities. This was most recently documented on December, 20, 2017 at the jobsite located at or near 9750 East 53rd St N. in Bel Aire, Kansas. The excavation was not inspected by a competent person prior to the employees entering the trench and as needed throughout the shift.

Issued

Apr 20, 2018

Abate by

Apr 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

Hazardous substances S777

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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and crushed-by hazards associated with trenching. This was most recently documented on December 20, 2017 at the jobsite located at or near 9750 East 53rd St N. in Bel Aire, Kansas. The employer did not ensure the use of benching, sloping, shoring or other means to protect against cave-in hazards.