OSHA Inspection: THE COMBINED GROUP CORP.

Issued

2021-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6827.00 · Current $4096.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a. On or about October 20, 2020, at the jobsite, the employer did not instruct and train employees performing trenching work onsite on the recognition of cave-in hazards and the protective systems requirements to prevent cave-in hazards.

Issued

2021-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6827.00 · Current $4096.00 Reduced

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, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  a.   On or about October 20, 2020, at the jobsite, employees were directed to work in a trench that had not been inspected by a competent person to identify possible cave-in hazards and to ensure that adequate protective systems were in place prior to permitting employees to perform work within the trench. The trench measured 4 feet 7 inches deep, with vertical walls, in class C soil, there were cracks and fissures along the east trench wall and there was standing water in the trench. The spoil pile was placed within 7 inches of the edge of the trench and a safe means of egress was not provided.

Issued

2021-01-25 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 utilized for work in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth:    a.	On or about October 20, 2020, at the jobsite, the employer did provide a safe means of egress for employees working in a trench that measured 4 feet 7 inches deep with vertical walls and in type C soil.

Issued

2021-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)(ii):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 29 CFR 1926.652(c) of this section except when: excavations are less than 5 feet (1.52 m) in depth and examination of the ground by a competent person provides no indication of a potential cave-in:  a.	On or about October 20, 2020, at the jobsite, two employees were directed to dig a trench using a shovel and then work in the trench without cave-in protection. The trench was not inspected by a competent person to identify possible cave-in hazards and to ensure that adequate protective systems were in place prior to permitting employees to perform work within the trench. The trench measured 4 feet 7 inches deep, 3 feet 3 inches wide (side to side), the walls of the trench were vertical walls, the soil was class C, there were cracks and fissures along the east wall of the trench and there was standing water in the trench where the exposed employees were standing.

Issued

2021-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2):Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  a.	On or about October 20, 2020, at the jobsite, employees were working inside a trench, were handling and cutting existing conduit lines for future fiber optic cables, were not protected from a spoil pile placed within two foot from the trench wall, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and crushed by hazards.