OSHA Inspection: WHITWORTH CONCRETE WORKS, LLC

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1735.00 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 condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  (a) On or about September 15, 2020 - 1322 Pratt Avenue NE, Huntsville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the employees had not been trained to recognize the hazards associated with working in excavations without cave-in protection, to recognize the hazards associated with spoil piles located at the lip of an excavation, to perform excavation inspections to avoid excavation hazards, and to recognize hazards associated with falling dirt clod/tree roots when head and eye protection were not used.

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  (a) On or about September 15, 2020 - 1322 Pratt Avenue NE, Huntsville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the employees were not required to wear hardhats while working along the walls of an excavation approximately 5 or more feet deep with additional depth of approximately 2 - 2 1/2 feet deep footings.

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) On or about September 15, 2020 - 1322 Pratt Avenue NE, Huntsville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employees were not required to wear safety glasses when working in an excavation.

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

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:  (a) On or about September 15, 2020 - 1322 Pratt Avenue NE, Huntsville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while waiting, walking, and working along the walls of an excavation with the spoil piles less than two feet from the edge of the excavation and with no retaining devices in use.

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1735.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): When employee exposure was reasonably anticipated, daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.  An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work, as needed throughout the shift, and after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence:   (a) On or about September 15, 2020 - 1322 Pratt Avenue NE, Huntsville, AL, employees working in an excavation approximately 5 or more feet deep with additional depth of approximately 2 - 2 1/2 feet deep footings were exposed to struck-by hazards when inspections by a competent person were not performed.

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1735.00 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 September 15, 2020 - 1322 Pratt Avenue NE, Huntsville, AL,  employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employees were waiting, walking, and measuring inside the excavation along the walls of an excavation that was approximately 5 or more feet deep with additional depth of approximately 2 - 2 1/2 feet deep footings with no cave-in protection.