OSHA Inspection: FINLEY, LLC

Issued

Aug 3, 2020

Abate by

Sep 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(b)(2):  Maximum allowable slopes, and allowable configurations for sloping and benching systems, were not determined in accordance with the conditions and requirements set forth in Appendices A and B to this subpart:  (a) Finley, LLC at 1570 Grove St., Denver, CO: On and around March 25, 2020, the exposing, creating, and correcting employer did not ensure that each employee working inside an excavation, where groundwater had accumulated, that was approximately 18 feet wide and varied from 6.4 to 9.8 feet in depth was protected from cave-in, in that the excavation was sloped at an angle greater than the 34 degree maximum allowable slope for type C soil and that the excavation was benched, which is prohibited by Appendix B for type C soil. This condition exposed employees and contractor employees to crushing hazards by excavation wall cave-in.

Issued

Aug 3, 2020

Abate by

Sep 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,735 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):  (a) Finley, LLC at 1570 Grove St., Denver, CO: On and around March 25, 2020, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a site specific written hazard communication program. Employees were potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to the following:   1) Christy's Red Hot Blue Glue Low VOC PVC Plastic Pipe Cement 2) MAINLINE Purple Low VOC Primer for PVC and CPVC  Note: The requirements applicable to the construction standard under this section are identical to other set forth in 29 CFR 1926.59.

Issued

Aug 3, 2020

Abate by

Sep 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) Finley, LLC at 1570 Grove St., Denver, CO: On and around March 25, 2020, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, the format of safety data sheets, and the format and availability of Globally Harmonized System labels for chemical containers. This condition potentially exposed employees to chemical hazards.  Note: The requirements applicable to the construction standard under this section are identical to other set forth in 29 CFR 1926.59.

Issued

Aug 3, 2020

Abate by

Sep 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(d)(1): The protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, was not provided by the employer at no cost to employees:   (a) Finley, LLC at 1570 Grove St., Denver, CO: On and around March 25, 2020, PPE was not provided by the employer at no cost to the employees in that the employer required employees to purchase their own chemically resistant and cut resistant gloves. This condition potentially exposed employees to chemical and physical hazards, while laying pipe in an excavation.