OSHA Inspection: REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11703.00 · Current $11703.00

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:  (a) Reynold's Construction job #42004 in Parker, CO: On or about February 2, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards from rolling soil while performing 30" sewer line installation operations in an excavation at 17.9 feet in depth in Type C Soil.  The employer did not provide scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection.

Issued

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7802.00 · Current $7802.00

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 had been taken to ensure their safety:   (a)  Reynold's Construction job #42004 in Parker, CO: On or about February 2, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards from falling or sloughing soil while performing 30" sewer line installation operations in an excavation at 17.9 feet in depth in Type C soil.  The employer did not ensure daily inspections of an excavation and the adjacent area were made by the competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in a hazardous condition, in that the competent did not identify the lack of an appropriate protective system or did not take prompt corrective action to eliminate the cave-in hazard.

Issued

2021-03-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $68265.00 · Current $40000.00 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)  Reynold's Construction job #42004 in Parker, CO: On or about February 2, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards from falling or sloughing soil while performing 30" sewer line installation operations in an excavation at 17.9 feet in depth in Type C soil. The employer had not provided an adequate protective system prior to employee entry.  The employees were working within an 8 foot deep trench box without end shielding and with some benching present.  The employer did not comply with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i), in that the walls of the trench were sloped at an angle steeper than the maximum allowable angle of one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees).  Reynolds Construction, LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (name previously cited standard), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1486735,  citation number 1 item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 09/10/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 3555 Grant St. in Denver, CO 80203.