OSHA Inspection: DS BORING LLC

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

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:  a.  On or about August 27, 2020, at the jobsite, three employees were kneeling or crouching down while working in a trench, 6 foot 3 inches deep and one of the employees was not wearing a hard hat. Above the employees, a shovel handle was hanging over the edge of the trench wall and a small metal pipe was next to the edge of the trench, thus exposing the unprotected employee's head to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $5398.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  a.  On or about August 27, 2020, at the jobsite, three employees were working in a trench that measured 6 foot 3 inches deep and the spoil pile that measured 4 feet 6 inches high was placed directly along the west wall of the trench. There was also a shovel handle hanging over the edge of the north wall and a small metal pipe next to the edge of the trench, thus exposing the unprotected employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $9446.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in a 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 August 27, 2020, at the jobsite, employees were directed to work in a trench after the foreman-competent person had completed an inspection of the trench site and noticed cave-in hazards without the hazards being corrected. The hazards included no cave-in protection, cracks along the walls, no means of egress and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $5398.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(i): Design of support systems, shield systems, or other protective systems that are drawn from manufacturer's tabulated data were not in accordance with all specifications, recommendations, and limitations issued or made by the manufacturer:  a.  On or about August 27, 2020, at the jobsite, around 12:45 pm, the trench box used to protect four employees in a trench 6 feet 3 inches deep, in previously disturbed type C soil, was not assembled and used per the manufacturer's tabulated data, thus exposing the employees to struck-by and caught between hazards.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $5398.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii): Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads:  a.  On or about August 27, 2020, at the jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by and caught between hazards while working in a trench box that was not built per the manufacture's tabulated data. The area between the upper panels and sidewalls of the north and east sides were not filled in, the bottom panels on the north, east, and south were also missing and nothing was in place to prevent lateral movement of the trench box.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $94456.00 · Current $13653.00 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):  a.  On or about August 27, 2020, at the jobsite, around 9:55 am, cave-in protection was not provided for three employees working in a trench that measured 6 feet 3 inches deep.