OSHA Inspection: J. D. WEBER CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

Dec 31, 2020

Abate by

Jan 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a.  On or about Oct 7, 2020, at the jobsite, exposed employees working in a trench that measured 8 feet deep, in type C soil, and without cave-in protection were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with working in and around a trench.

Issued

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,096 · Current $8,096

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 Oct 7, 2020, at the jobsite, exposed employees working in a trench that measured 8 feet deep, in type C soil, and without cave-in protection were not provided a safe means of egress.

Issued

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446

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 Oct 7, 2020, at the jobsite, employees were directed to work in a trench after two competent persons noticed hazards including cracks and fissures along the trench walls, no safe means of egress, no cave-in protection, and the spoil pile was placed directly at the edge of the trench wall. The trench measured 8 feet deep and was in previously disturbed Type C soil.

Issued

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446

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 Oct 7, 2020, at the jobsite, cave-in protection was not provided to employees working in a trench that measured 8 feet deep, in type C soil.

Issued

Dec 31, 2020

Abate by

Jan 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:  a. On or about Oct 07, 2020, at the jobsite, the employer failed to provide the OSHA 300 and 300A's for the years 2017-2020.