OSHA Inspection: TEAM SEWER AND WATER

Issued

2020-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $938.00 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:  On or about 11/06/2019 employees at the Concord Drive sewer line project were exposed to head injuries from falling rock.  Employees were not provided hardhats while installing sewer lines in an unprotected trench.

Issued

2020-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2188.00 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:  On or about 11/06/2019 employees at the Concord Drive sewer line project were not provided a safe means of egress from an unprotected trench.

Issued

2020-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2188.00 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:   On or about 11/06/2019 employees at the Concord Drive sewer line project were exposed to struck-by hazards from falling rock while installing sewer lines in an unprotected trench.

Issued

2020-01-30 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.  On or about 11/06/2019 employees at the Concord Drive sewer line project were exposed to spoil piles that were within 2 feet of the trench while installing sewer lines in an unprotected trench.

Issued

2020-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2188.00 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).  On or about 11/06/2019 employees at the Concord Drive sewer line project were exposed to cave-in hazards while installing 4" sewer line in an unprotected trench.