OSHA Inspection: FOLEY'S PLUMBING AND HEATING, LLC

Issued

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1975.00 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:    Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the employee required to work in the 5 feet 4 inches deep trench was provided with a stairway, ramp, ladder or other safe means of egress.

Issued

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1975.00 Reduced

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.    Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the excavated material from the 5 feet 4 inches deep trench in which an employee was required to work was placed at least 2 feet from the edge of the trench.

Issued

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1975.00 Reduced

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 5 feet 4 inches deep trench in which an employee was working to install a water main was not conducted by a competent person prior to allowing the employee to enter into the trench for evidence of hazards and to take appropriate action to mitigate the hazards.

Issued

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1975.00 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 a water main installation in the 5 feet 4 inches deep trench was not protected from cave-ins by the use of appropriate trench cave-in protection systems/devices.