OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN BORING, INC.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $5304.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.    a. On or about February 13, 2019, located at 2315 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road in Blacklick, Ohio, employees were connecting a water line while in an unprotected trench that was between 7-1/2 and 11 feet deep. The spoil pile was not at least two feet from the edge of the excavation and there were no retaining means to prevent soil from falling into the trench, thereby exposing the employees to a cave-in hazard.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person finds 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 shall be removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.    a. On or about February 13, 2019, located at 2315 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road in Blacklick, Ohio, employees were connecting a water line while in an unprotected trench that was between 7-1/2 and 11 feet deep. The competent person on site did not remove employees from the trench where there was evidence of a cave-in hazard to ensure employee safety.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $0.00 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 except when:    (i) Excavations are made entirely in stable rock; or   (ii) Excavation are less than 5 feet in depth and examination of the ground by a competent person provides no indication of a potential cave-in.     a. On or about February 13, 2019, located at 2315 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road in Blacklick, Ohio, employees were connecting a water line while in an unprotected trench that was between 7-1/2 - 11 feet deep, thereby exposing the employees to a cave-in hazard.