OSHA Inspection: MURPHY EXCAVATION, LLC

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Abate by

Apr 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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)  Corner of Northern Blvd and Contractor Drive, Montgomery AL; On or about March 6, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to worksite hazards in that the employer failed to instruct his employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to their work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injuries. Employees were working in a twelve foot deep trench without any safety training regarding trenching and excavation work.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Abate by

Apr 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,000 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:   a) Corner of Northern Blvd and Contractor Drive, Montgomery AL; On or about March 6, 2019 and at times prior thereto  the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were not provided a means of safe egress while working in a 12 foot deep trench that was 73 feet long.

Issued

Mar 27, 2019

Abate by

Apr 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.   a) Corner of Northern Blvd and Contractor Drive, Montgomery AL; On or about March 6, 2019 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to cave-in hazards in that employees were allowed to work inside of a trench measuring twelve feet deep, twenty-two feet wide, and seventy-three feet in length that was dug in class "b" soil. The employer had not complied with the standard in that employees were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system and the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (thirty-four degrees measured to the horizontal).