OSHA Inspection: A & B EXCAVATION AND CONCRETE

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:    Excavation site, 5 Sylvester Street, Norwich, CT: On or about February 3, 2020, four employees were observed working in the excavation site removing concrete forms without hard hats to protect them from falling objects.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Apr 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     5 Sylvester Street, Norwich CT: On or February 3, 2020, employees were on the top of a concrete foundation removing forms at a height of approximated between eight and 10 feet without fall protection.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,500 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).    Excavation site, 5 Sylvester Street, Norwich, CT: On or about January 31, 2020, two employees were exposed to a possible cave-in from an excavation with two vertical walls that measured approximately 15 feet in height, when they poured concrete footers approximately eight to 10 feet from the vertical dirt walls.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Apr 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  Excavation site, 5 Sylvester Street: On or about February 3, 2020, employees were observed climbing onto and off of concrete forms that were greater in elevation than 19 inches.