OSHA Inspection: INDUSTRIAL SALVAGE AND WRECKING CO. INC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,055 · Current $9,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(7)(i): Each employee at the edge of an excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, or barricades when the excavations were not readily seen because of plant growth or other visual barrier.    At a jobsite located at 740 NW Blue Parkway, Lees Summit, Missouri: Employees were exposed to fall hazards in that excavation edges were obscured by visual barriers including but not limited to debris and spoil piles.

Issued

Apr 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 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 740 NW Blue Parkway, Lees Summit, Missouri: Employees were exposed to serious caught in hazards in that spoil piles were located within 2 feet of the edges of an excavation.

Issued

Apr 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $0 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 740 NW Blue Parkway, Lees Summit, Missouri: Employees were exposed to serious caught in hazards in that an excavation lacked an adequate protective system.