OSHA Inspection: RMC UTILITIES, INC.

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Dec 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that, employees were exposed to fall hazards:  a) Corner of Old Pasco Road and Quail Hollow Blvd, Wesley Chapel - an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 8 feet while using the bucket of a GEHL Z35 Gen2 mini excavator as a means of access and or egress from an 8 feet deep excavation, observed on or about 07/23/2018.

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Abate by

Jan 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Corner of Old Pasco Road and Quail Hollow Blvd, Wesley Chapel - an employee working in an unprotected excavation (approximately 8 foot in depth by 12 foot wide by 14 foot in length) was not trained in the recognition of trenching/excavation hazards and the standards that cover trenching and excavation work, observed on or about 07/23/2018.

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:   a) Corner of Old Pasco Road and Quail Hollow Blvd, Wesley Chapel - a suitable means of access/egress was not provided to employees working in an unprotected excavation, observed on or about 07/23/2018.

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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  a) Corner of Old Pasco Road and Quail Hollow Blvd, Wesley Chapel - employees in the process of locating a directional boring drill head in an unprotected excavation were exposed to the hazards posed by water accumulation. Ground water was accumulating and runoff rain water was flowing into the excavation.  Protective measures and/or water removal methods were not utilized, observed on or about 07/23/2018.

Issued

Nov 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $25,867 · Current $25,867

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).  a) Corner of Old Pasco Road and Quail Hollow Blvd, Wesley Chapel - employees in the process of installing a 2" conduit, were exposed to a cave-in/engulfment hazard while working in an unprotected excavation (approximately 8 foot in depth by 12 foot wide by 14 foot in length) adjacent to an active roadway. The soil was previously disturbed type "C" soil with accumulating ground water. No protective system (shoring, shielding or sloping) was provided for employee protection. Observed on or about 07/23/2018.