OSHA Inspection: WATERMAX PLUMBING, INC.

Issued

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On April 25, 2019, employees working in trenches were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.

Issued

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:    a) On April 25, 2019, an employee was using a reciprocating saw to cut lumber without protective eye equipment, thereby exposing the employee to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2000.00 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) On April 25, 2019, employees were not provided with a safe means of egress when working in trenches approximately 5.6 to 6.2 feet in depth, thereby exposing employees to slip, trip and fall hazards.

Issued

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation:    a) On April 25, 2019, employees working in trenches were not protected against the hazards related to water accumulation.

Issued

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2000.00 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, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:    a) On April 25, 2019, the employer did not provide a competent person to conduct inspections where employees were exposed to the hazards associated with trenching and excavation work.

Issued

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 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) On April 25, 2019, employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-in while working in trenches measuring between 5.6 to 6.2 feet in depth.