OSHA Inspection: DIEHL CONTRACTING LLC

Issued

2019-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1200.00 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) Jobsite, Somerset & Timber, Windber, PA:  On or about March 19, 2019 there was no ladder, stairway or other safe means of egress in the trench that measured approximately 70 inches in depth and ran approximately 25 ft. long east to west and 21 ft. north to south.  An employee was observed jumping in the trench and climbing the side walls to exit.

Issued

2019-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1200.00 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) Jobsite, Somerset & Timber, Windber, PA:  On or about March 19, 2019 employees had not been trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions while working in and around trenches or what methods or means could be used to protect themselves from such hazards.  Employees had not been trained to recognize hazards such as but not limited to: struck by or entrapment from cave-in hazards, safe means of egress into and out of the trench, soil types and conditions, the accumulation of water, traffic control and overhead electrical lines.

Issued

2019-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-21 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 for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres or other hazardous conditions:  (a) Jobsite, Somerset & Timber, Windber, PA:  On or about March 19, 2019 the employer did have a competent person on site who had the knowledge and experience to conduct daily inspections of the excavation, adjacent areas or protective systems to ensure there were no indications of a hazardous situation that could result in a cave-in, protective system failure, hazardous atmosphere or other potentially hazardous conditions.

Issued

2019-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $2000.00 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):    (a) Jobsite, Somerset & Timber, Windber, PA:  On or about March 19, 2019 an employee was working in an excavation that measured approximately 5'10" in depth with vertical side walls at its deepest point with storm water leaking into it in several places and no protective systems were in place to protect the employee from potential cave-in hazards.