OSHA Inspection: STERMER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL & EXCAVATION SERVICES

Issued

2019-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 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  On or about January 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure daily inspections were conducted by a competent person for evidence of possible cave-ins or indications of failure of protective systems.

Issued

2019-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 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).   On or about January 25, 2019 and at times prior thereto, Stermer Distribution Equipment Rental & Excavation Services, as the creating and correcting employer, did not ensure each employee of Construct Capital, subcontractor, in an excavation were protected from cave-in hazards.  Employer did not use an adequate protective system in accordance with OSHA 1926.652(c) standards. The following condition exposed the employees to crushing and engulfment hazards by trench wall cave-ins:  1. Sloping and/or benching was not selected and constructed by the employer or his designee.   2. Tabulated data was not designed by an registered professional engineer when trenching adjacent to and under a building/structure, its foundation and an active roadway.   3. A copy of the design, tabulated data was not maintained on the jobsite for the protective system.

Issued

2019-03-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(c)(3)(i): Designs of support systems, shield systems, or other protective systems was not selected in accordance with tabulated data, such as tables and charts:  On or about January 25, 2019, Stermer Distribution Equipment Rental & Excavation Services, as the creating and correcting employer, did not ensure each employee of Construct Capital, subcontractor, in an excavation were protected by the use of tabulated data or engineering designs when designing a trench without benching or sloping and adjacent to a building/structure and under the foundation.