OSHA Inspection: SALAZAR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Jan 30, 2020

Abate by

Feb 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,446 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.65(q)(1): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies prior to commencement of emergency response operations:    On the South side of the excavation wall, employees entered & worked inside an unprotected excavation with no means of egress & exposure to crush hazards without an excavation/trench emergency program.

Issued

Jan 30, 2020

Abate by

Feb 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,024 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:    At an excavation site, the employer did not ensure the use of an appropriate ladder or other safe means of egress while employees worked digging soil from the south side wall of an excavation.

Issued

Jan 30, 2020

Abate by

Feb 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,024 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:    On the interior South side wall of an excavation, employees worked digging soil with the potential of a cave-in.  The employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the excavation prior to start of work and continuously throughout the work day.

Issued

Jan 30, 2020

Abate by

Feb 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,024 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).    The employer did not ensure that employees installing a distribution irrigation box in an excavation greater than 5 feet in depth, were protected from engulfment hazards by the use of an approved protective system or shoring.

Issued

Jan 30, 2020

Abate by

Feb 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On August 9, 2019, at this work site, employees worked inside an unprotected excavation digging soil without prior instruction in recognizing and avoiding unsafe working conditions;  An employee sustained multiple injuries related to an excavation collapse.

Issued

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,024 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    On August 9, 2019, and times prior thereto, South side and adjacent to a concrete culvert box inside an excavation, employees used a separated segment of a two-piece extension ladder to access the upper level of a concrete culvert box.