OSHA Inspection: RPS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  a) Jobsite: Employees were working in a 8-11 feet deep excavation with the spoil pile closer than approximately 2 feet from the excavation edge.  Condition was observed on or about 23 MAR 2018.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall 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:  a) Jobsite: Employees were working in an 8-11 feet deep excavation without being trained in the hazards associated with excavation operations.  Condition was noted on or about 23 MAR 2018.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  a) Jobsite: The excavation was not inspected by a competent person for protective systems and other hazardous conditions.  Condition was noted on or about 23 MAR 2018.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c):  a) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that a protective system was installed inside an excavation that was approximately 8-11 feet deep to protect the employees from caught in between hazards.   Condition was noted on or about 23 MAR 2018.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(4)(ii): The minimum clear distance between side rails for all portable ladders shall be 11 1/2 inches (29 cm):  a) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that a job made ladder had side rails; thus exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet.  Condition was observed on or about 23 MAR 2018.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the job made ladder was set with the side rails at least three feet above the landing surface exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet.  Condition was noted on or about 23 MAR 2018.