OSHA Inspection: T & D EXCAVATING, INC

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1705.00 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)  Stone Fence located at Church Street, Landisville PA - On or about July 23, 2019 and at times prior thereto, employees working inside a trench were not provided head protection while backfill stone was being poured into the trench next to them.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $7956.00 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)  Stone Fence located at Church Street, Landisville PA - On or about July 22, 2019, employees working in a trench were not adequately protected against cave-ins in that the walls of the trench were not properly sloped, shored, benched or otherwise adequately protected against collapse.  Employees were installing sewer lines within the trench measuring approximately 93 feet long, with depths up to 11 feet - 9 inches deep X 6 feet - 8 inches wide.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a)  Stone Fence located at Church Street, Landisville PA - On or about July 23, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that employees working in trenches were trained in the hazards associated with trenching and excavating and the regulations to such operations.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 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)  Stone Fence located at Church Street, Landisville PA - An inspection of a trench approximately 93 feet long, with depths up to 11 feet - 9 inches deep, and a widths up to x 9 feet - 7 inches wide, was not conducted by a competent person, on or about July 22, 2019.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2019-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 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 (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees:    a)  Stone Fence located at Church Street, Landisville PA - Employees working inside a trench where the depth measured approximately 11 feet - 9 inches deep traveled more than 25 feet laterally to reach the shallower end of the same trench, on or about July 22, 2019.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.