OSHA Inspection: TRIPLE S COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Issued

Jul 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $7,000 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). At the worksite - On or about January 22, 2020, the employer did not instruct employees on how to recognize hazards and implement appropriate controls associated with excavations, thus exposing employees to cave-in and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Jul 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $7,000 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). At the worksite - On or about January 22, 2020, a safe means of egress (e.g. stairway, ladder) was not located in a 10-foot deep excavation, thus exposing employees to cave-in and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Jul 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.    a). At the worksite - On or about January 22, 2020, employees worked inside an 10-foot deep excavation that did not have precautions in place to protect employees from water accumulation, thus exposing employees to cave-in and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Jul 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavation, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by a competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift.    a). At the worksite - On or about January 22, 2020, employees worked inside a 10-foot deep excavation that was not inspected by a competent person, thus exposing employees to cave-in and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Jul 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494

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). At the worksite - On or about January 22, 2020, employees worked inside an 10-foot deep excavation without a protective system in place, thus exposing employees to cave-in and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Jul 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $2,030 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident.    a). At the worksite - On or about January 22, 2020, the employer did not report a work-related death to OSHA within eight (8) hours of the death.