OSHA Inspection: OLA, INC.

Issued

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2024.00 Reduced

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) On or about 7/23/2019 - 4901 Twin Pine Circle, Hoover, AL, employees exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards had not been instructed about the avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to working in a trench excavation.  The trench measured approximately 5 to 7 feet deep, 70 feet long, and 3.5 to 5 feet wide with spoil piles up to 5 feet high located on either side and at the edge of the trench.

Issued

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3470.00 · Current $1735.00 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) On or about 7/23/2019 - 4901 Twin Pine Circle, Hoover, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when working in a trench and not wearing head protection.  The trench measured approximately 5 to 7 feet deep, 70 feet long, and 3.5 to 5 feet wide with spoil piles up to 5 feet high located on either side and at the edge of the trench.

Issued

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2024.00 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) On or about 7/23/2019 - 4901 Twin Pine Circle, Hoover, AL, employees exposed to cave-in hazards did not have a safe means of egress when working in a trench.  The trench measured approximately 5 to 7 feet deep, 70 feet long, and 3.5 to 5 feet wide with spoil piles up to 5 feet high located on either side and at the edge of the trench.

Issued

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2024.00 Reduced

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 7/23/2019 - 4901 Twin Pine Circle, Hoover, AL, employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards when working in a trench and the spoil pile was located at both edges of the trench.  The trench measured approximately 5 to 7 feet deep, 70 feet long, and 3.5 to 5 feet wide with spoil piles up to 5 feet high located on either side and at the edge of the trench.

Issued

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2024.00 Reduced

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) On or about 7/23/2019 - 4901 Twin Pine Circle, Hoover, AL, employees were exposed to cave-in and struck-by hazards when working in a trench and an inspection had not been made by a competent person.  The trench measured approximately 5 to 7 feet deep, 70 feet long, and 3.5 to 5 feet wide with spoil piles up to 5 feet high located on either side and at the edge of the trench.

Issued

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13494.00 · Current $6747.00 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) On or about 7/23/2019 - 4901 Twin Pine Circle, Hoover, AL, an employee was exposed to cave-in hazards when working in a trench and a protective system was not used.  The trench measured approximately 5 to 7 feet deep, 70 feet long, and 3.5 to 5 feet wide with spoil piles up to 5 feet high located on either side and at the edge of the trench.