OSHA Inspection: TA O'NEAL & SONS, LLC

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

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.    On February 27, 2019 employees were exposed to struck by hazards, in that the spoil pile of the trench was not placed 2 feet away from the edge of the excavation while employees were in the trench digging around a sewer pipe.

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.    On February 27, 2019 a competent person had not conducted an inspection of the trench exposing employees to a cave in, in that the employees were in the trench without side wall protection.

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 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:    On February 27, 2019 employees were exposed to potential cave in hazards, in that they were installing a man hole in an excavation that was measured to be 8 feet and 3 inches in depth without adequate sidewall protection.