OSHA Inspection: OLSON DIGGING SERVICE

Issued

2018-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $7760.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): The employer did not ensure each employee in an excavation was protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system:     a)Olson Digging Service at 3708 East Brewster Street, Sioux Falls, SD  57106: On or about May 3, 2018, the employer did not ensure that each employee conducting work in an excavation was protected from cave-ins.  On May 3, 2018, two employees were working in a seven-foot deep excavation attempting to located utilities without an adequate protective system.  One of the employees was fatally injured after the south wall of the excavation sloughed trapping the employee. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and crushing hazards.

Issued

2018-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees shall not work in excavations in which there is accumulated water, or in excavations in which water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions have been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. The precautions necessary to protect employees adequately vary with each situation, but could include special support or shield systems to protect from cave-ins, water removal to control the level of accumulating water, or use of a safety harness and lifeline:    a)Olson Digging Service at 3708 East Brewster Street, Sioux Falls, SD  57106:  On or about May 3, 2018, the competent person did not remove employees from an excavation where water had accumulated.  Two employees were attempting to locate utilities in a seven-foot deep excavation and were not protected from cave-in hazards posed by water accumulation.  At the time of the fatal collapse, more than a foot of water had accumulated in the trench.  This condition exposed employees to crushing hazards and hazards posed by standing water.

Issued

2018-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person finds evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees shall be removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety:     a)Olson Digging Service at 3708 East Brewster Street, Sioux Falls, SD  57106:  On or about May 3, 2018, the competent person did not remove an employees from a hazardous area after identifying conditions related to cave-in within a trench excavation.  On May 3, 2018, two employees accessed a seven-foot deep trench which was lacking an adequate protective system and where water had accumulated.  An employee was fatally injured after the south wall of the excavation sloughed and trapped the employee. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and crushing hazards.