OSHA Inspection: IRON CITY CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, an employee was working within a 10 foot 4 inch trench without a ladder for safe access and egress to and from the trench.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, the spoil pile was not set back from the trench wall. An employee was exposed to collapse hazards while working at a depth of 10 feet 4 inches.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, an employee was exposed to trench collapse hazards while working at an unprotected depth of approximately 10 feet 4 inches.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Abate by

Dec 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(b): The employer had not identified and evaluated the hazards of the permit required confined space before employee entry:    a) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, an employee was exposed to a potentially hazardous atmosphere while grouting areas at the bottom of a manhole connected to flowing raw sewage. A competent person did not evaluate the space.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Abate by

Dec 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(c): The employer did not implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for the safe entry operations, including but not limited to specifying acceptable entry conditions; providing each authorized entrant or that employee's authorized representative with the opportunity to observe any monitoring or testing of permit spaces; isolating the permit space and physical hazards within the space; purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards; determining that, in the event the ventilation system stops working, the monitoring procedure will detect an increase in atmospheric hazard levels in sufficient time for the entrants to safely exit the the permit space:  a) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, the employer did not implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary to ensure an employee grouting the bottom of a manhole made a safe entry.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Abate by

Dec 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(e)(1): 29 CFR 1926.1204(e)(1): Permit confined space was not tested to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before authorized entry was begun:  a) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, the employer did not test the atmosphere of the space prior to and during grouting operations.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Abate by

Dec 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(f): An attendant was not provided outside a permit confined space for the duration of entry operations:    a) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, the employer did not have an attendant observing the entry operations as they were completing other tasks such as mixing grout for the entrant.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Abate by

Dec 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(i): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services (including procedures for summoning emergency assistance in the event of a failed non-entry rescue), for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue:   a) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, the employer did not have capability to attempt a non-entry rescue or a plan in place for an emergency service to perform a rescue which would include determining availability and capability.

Issued

Nov 6, 2018

Abate by

Dec 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and did not ensure that the employee possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of duties assigned under this standard:  a) Jobsite, Area of: 1690 Beaver Road, Baden, PA 15005: On or before September 27, 2018, the employer did not ensure training was conducted for employees that would perform work related to confined space entry in manholes.