OSHA Inspection: THE JACK FARRELLY COMPANY

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2716.00 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).  Jobsite: The employee performing an emergency repair of the water main in the 6 feet deep trench was not protected from cave-ins by the use of appropriate trench cave-in protection systems/devices.

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems.  Jobsite: An inspection of the 6 foot deep trench from which an employee was repairing the water main was not conducted by a competent person prior to allowing the employee to enter for evidence of hazards and take appropriate action to mitigate the hazards.

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  Jobsite: The 6-foot aluminum extension ladder used by the employee to gain access/egress to the 6 feet deep trench was not extended at least 3 feet above the roadway, was not secured at the top, nor provided a grasping device.

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Jobsite: The employee using a 6-foot aluminum ladder to gain/egress the 6 feet deep trench was not provided with training to recognize the hazards associated with ladders and in the means/procedures to minimize and/or eliminate such hazards.