OSHA Inspection: SHOHOLA FALLS TRAILS END PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Issued

2019-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6000.00 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) Walnut Street, Shohola, PA: Adequate safe means of egress was not provided for employees repairing a water line in a trench, on or about September 5, 2019.    CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION  CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Walnut Street, Shohola, PA: Excavated material was not placed at least two feet away from the edge of the trench exposing an employee to being struck by falling debris, on or about September 5, 2019.  CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-13 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:  a) Walnut Street, Shohola, PA: An employee entered a trench to repair a water line and the trench had not been inspected by a competent person for evidence of adequate cave-in protection, proper spoil pile placement and the removal of water accumulation, on or about September 5, 2019.  CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6000.00 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) Walnut Street, Shohola, PA: Cave-in protection was not provided for an employee who entered and performed work in a trench that was 5 to 6 feet deep, exposing the employee to a cave-in hazard, on or about September 5, 2019.    CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION  CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-13 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/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Shahola, PA: The employer did not provide training to employees performing excavation work that would enable them to recognize and react to unsafe conditions, such as unprotected or improperly shored trenches, discovered on or about September 5, 2019.  CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED