OSHA Inspection: GOODWIN BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

Mar 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $13,260

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:     The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and engulfment hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 16, 2018 at a jobsite near 5380 Westwood Drive, Weldon Springs, Missouri.  The employer did not provide or ensure that a safe means of egress was located in the trench/excavation. Employees were installing a twenty inch (20") forced water main pipe in a trench/excavation measuring approximately six feet five inches (6'.5") in depth, Nine feet (9') in width and fifty six feet (56') in length.

Issued

Mar 20, 2019

Abate by

Apr 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2):  Where the competent person found 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 were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety    The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and engulfment hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 16, 2018 at a jobsite near 5380 Westwood Drive, Weldon Springs, Missouri.     (a) The competent person authorized employees to enter an unprotected excavation with a Type B soil.  The trench measured approximately six feet five inches (6'.5") in depth, Nine feet (9') in width and fifty six feet (56') in length.  No protective system was located on the jobsite.    (b) The competent person authorized employees to enter the excavation without providing a unimpeded safe access and egress path.

Issued

Mar 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $106,078 · Current $13,260 Reduced

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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and engulfment hazards associated with trenching and excavations. This was most recently documented on or about October 16, 2018 at a jobsite located at or near 5380 Westwood Drive, Weldon Springs, Missouri 63367.  Employees were installing approximately four thousand feet (4000') of twenty inch (20") inch forced water main pipe running parallel with Westwood Drive. The employer did not provide or require the use of a protective system in a trench/excavation measuring approximately six feet, five inches (6'.5") in depth, Nine feet (9') in width and fifty six feet (56') in length.