OSHA Inspection: GRUBER EXCAVATING, INC

Issued

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:   a)  Jobsite, 50 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove: The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program for employees who are working inside excavations and trenches as well as around heavy equipment, exposing employees to struck-by and engulfment hazards, on or about March 5, 2019.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) Jobsite, 50 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove - The employer did not instruct employees to recognize or avoid the unsafe condition or understand the regulations and need to control or eliminate hazards associated with excavation operations while performing excavation and trenching activities, exposing employees to struck-by and engulfment hazards, on or about March 5, 2019.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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):    a) Jobsite, 50 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove - An employee was manually clearing soil away from the foundation wall of a house while inside an eight (8) foot deep trench that lacked a protective system, exposing the employee to struck-by and engulfment hazards, on or about March 5, 2019.                                     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 prior to the start of work, and as needed throughout the shift, for evidence of situations that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:    a) Jobsite, 50 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove - The employer did not ensure a competent person conducted an inspection of the trench at the start, and as needed while employees performed work activities from inside an 8 foot deep trench and allowed employees to enter the excavation without a protective system in place during the installation of a drainage pipe, exposing employees to struck-by and engulfment hazards, on or about March 5, 2019.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.