OSHA Inspection: O'LEARY ASPHALT, INC.

Issued

2021-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $4800.00 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 28, 2020; Trench; employees were installing the drain system in an area of a trench that was approximately 7-feet deep and were not protected from a cave-in.     No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

2021-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about September 28, 2020; Trench area: employees did not have a safe means of egress while installing drainpipes in a trench which was up to approximately 7-feet in depth and 140 feet in length.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

2021-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about September 28, 2020; Trench; employees were working in a trench up to approximately 7-feet deep which had water accumulation and no support to protect them from a potential cave-in.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

2021-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): 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   a) On or about September 28, 2020; an inspection was not conducted by a competent person in that employees were allowed to work in an estimated 140 feet long trench up to approximately 7 feet deep where the soil classification had not been determined, a protective system was not used, water was present in the trench, and a safe means of egress had not been provided every 25 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.