OSHA Inspection: LAMBERTS CABLE SPLICING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1): The employer failed to post legible traffic control signs and failed to protect employees by the use of traffic control devices at points of hazard.  a. On or about July 11, 2019, at the jobsite located near the intersection of Main Street & Taylor Rd in Thonotosassa, FL employees were working in a trench next to a public road and the vehicular traffic and/or traffic control was not addressed. The trench was 5 feet 3 inches deep, 16 feet long and the edge of the south wall was 16 inches from the solid white line on the road. There was one orange safety cone on the pavement near each end of the trench, and there were no warning signs or other traffic control devices being used beside the two safety cones. Among other methods, one feasible method would be using an approved Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) permit from Hillsborough County.

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,366 · Current $11,366

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 or about July 11, 2019, at the jobsite located near the intersection of Main Street & Taylor Rd in Thonotosassa, FL employees were working in a trench, 5 feet 3 inches deep, without a safe means of egress.

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $5,683

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:   a. On or about July 11, 2019, at the jobsite located near the intersection of Main Street & Taylor Rd in Thonotosassa, FL employees were working in a trench with the spoil pile placed directly along the edge of the north side of the trench.

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

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:   a. On or about July 11, 2019, at the jobsite located near the intersection of Main Street & Taylor Rd in Thonotosassa, FL employees were working in a trench that was 5 feet 3 inches deep and the trench had not been inspected by a competent person.

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

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 or about July 11, 2019, at the jobsite located near the intersection of Main Street & Taylor Rd in Thonotosassa, FL, employees were working in a trench that was 5 feet 3 inches deep and cave-in protection was not being used.