OSHA Inspection: G & L CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:          a) On or about May 7, 2019, employees were exposed to head injury while working in an excavation and around heavy machinery/equipment without protective helmets.          No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection:            a) On or about May 7, 2019, employees were provided with electrical tools and equipment connected by cord and plug to a Titan Industrial portable generator, having 6250 watts of start-up power, without the use of ground fault circuit interrupters or an assured equipment grounding conductor program.              No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:        a) On or about May 7, 2019, the employer did not have a competent person conduct inspections prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift during trenching and excavation work.       No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $2,500 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) of this section:           a) On or about May 7, 2019, employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards while working in an excavation without being protected from cave-ins by adequate shoring, sloping, or other protective means when working along vertical excavation walls at a depth of approximately 10 feet, 11 inches.         No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(e)(1)(ii): Support systems were not installed and removed in a manner that protected employees from cave-ins, structural collapses, or from being struck by members of the support system:    a) On or about May 7, 2019, employees were exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards while installing plywood sheathing and angle iron during the construction of a support system installed along the east vertical exaction wall at a depth of approximately 10 feet, 11 inches.      No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.