OSHA Inspection: GARY'S PLUMBING LLC

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 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:     The employer is failing to ensure that employees are trained to recognize engulfment hazards associated with working in an excavation.  The most recent occurrence was evident during the inspection conducted on April 9, 2019 at a worksite located at 410 E 8th St., Stromsburg, NE 68666.  The employer failed to train employees in the hazards associated with working in excavations that are outlined in Subpart P of 29 CFR 1926.  This training would allow the employee to recognize unsafe conditions and take appropriate actions in order to eliminate them.  The employee was in a trench when it partially collapsed on him resulting in injuries and a trip to the hospital.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Sep 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.     The employer is failing to protect employees from excavated materials that could pose a hazard by falling into excavations where employees are working.  The most recent occurrence was evident during the inspection conducted on April 9, 2019 at a worksite located at 410 E 8th St., Stromsburg, NE 68666.  The employer has a 50 foot long trench that varies from 7 to 9 feet in depth at the jobsite.  The spoils piles are located along both sides of the trench.  At various locations along the trench the spoils pile is not located at least 2 feet of the edge which poses a cave-in hazard.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

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:     The employer is failing to have daily inspections conducted by a competent person to identify any factors which could result in a cave-in or other hazardous situations.  The most recent occurrence was evident during the inspection conducted on April 9, 2019 at a worksite located at 410 E 8th St., Stromsburg, NE 68666.  The employer does not have a trained competent person to perform daily inspections at the excavation site where he and one employee is working.  This was evident by the number of violations observed and the fact that the side wall of the trench collapsed trapping the employee.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Sep 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 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:     The employer is failing to protect employees from crushing hazards while working in a trench.  The most recent occurrence was evident during the inspection conducted on April 9, 2019 at a worksite located at 410 E 8th St., Stromsburg, NE 68666.  The employer allowed an employee to enter the trench, which is about 50 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 9 feet deep, even though it was not secured by a protective system.  As a result an employee was injured when the trench wall caved-in while he was in it looking for the city sewer stub.