OSHA Inspection: ROBERT PIKE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

2021-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  Site - On or about October 22, 2020, the employer did not establish a safety and health program for the company's employees.

Issued

2021-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:  Site - On or about October 22, 2020, the employer failed to perform frequent and regular inspections by a competent person to identify hazards associated with trenching.

Issued

2021-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-30 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:    Site - On or about October 22, 2020, the employer failed to perform daily inspections by a competent person to identify hazards associated with trenching operations.

Issued

2021-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $0.00 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 conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a. Site - On or about October 22, 2020, the employer did not provide training to each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions applicable to the work environment.

Issued

2021-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  Site - On or about October 22, 2020, employees were exposed to head injuries while working in the trench where head protection was not provided or utilized to prevent the hazard.

Issued

2021-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(1):Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:  Site - On or about October 22, 2020, employees working in the trench were exposed to crushing injuries where the loose gravel pile were stored in close proximity to the open trench.

Issued

2021-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $0.00 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):  Site - On or about October 22, 2020, employees were exposed to crushing injuries while working inside the trench where cave-in protection was not provided or utilized to prevent the hazard.