OSHA Inspection: PARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8675.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(a): Employee(s) working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket(s) or buoyant work vest(s):  a)    On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees constructing an outfall structure in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth, between two cofferdams holding back a water level of greater than 10 feet above the bottom of the excavation in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $4800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(d): A lifesaving skiff was not immediately available at locations where employees were working over or adjacent to water:  (a)       On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees constructing an outfall structure, where the danger of drowning existed, in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth, between two cofferdams, in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.802(b): Warning signals were not developed and posted for evacuation of employee(s) from cofferdams in case of emergency:  (a) On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees installing an outfall structure, where the danger of rapid flooding that could lead to drowning existed, in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth, between two cofferdams holding back a water level of greater than 10 feet above the bottom of the excavation, in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota,

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $6800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.802(c): Cofferdam walkways, bridges or ramps with at least two means of rapid exit were not provided with guardrails:  (a )On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees constructing an outfall structure in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth, in between two cofferdams, in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12145.00 · Current $6800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:  (a) On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to struck- by hazards while constructing an outfall structure in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12145.00 · Current $6800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety:  (a)  On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to cave in hazards while constructing an outfall structure in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth when there existed cave-in, struck-by, impalement, and drowning hazards, created by inadequate protective systems, spoils immediately adjacent to the excavation, inadequate egress, unprotected rebar, and the failure to use and have present at the site proper safety equipment necessary when working in a cofferdam, the competent person did not remove employees from the excavation in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  (a) On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to crushing hazards from trench cave-ins while constructing an outfall structure in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota.

Issued

2020-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8675.00 · Current $4800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  (a) On or about October 23, 2019, and at times prior, for the employees installing rebar in an outfall structure in an excavation 16 feet or more in depth in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue NW & Tenth Street NW in Minot, North Dakota.