OSHA Inspection: CG PLUMBING & UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

Issued

2021-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2457.00 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) At the Jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at times prior thereto, employees were not trained on the hazards associated with excavations, exposing the employees to the hazards of cave-ins and structural collapse.

Issued

2021-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2457.00 Reduced

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) At the Jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at times prior therto, in the excavation approximately 12 feet long, 9 feet wide and 6 feet 9 inches deep on the north end and 8 feet deep on the west end, employees working in the excavation were not provided with a ladder every 25 feet, exposing the employees to the hazard of cave-ins.   b) At the Jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at times prior thereto, in the excavation approximately 7 feet long, 10 feet wide and 6 feet deep, employees working in the excavation were not provided with a ladder every 25 feet, exposing the employees to the hazard of cave-ins.

Issued

2021-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1755.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with, and did not wear, warning vests or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:  a) At the jobsite, employees working in three separate excavations were crossing the road with vehicles traveling in both direction and the employees were not provided with and wearing high-visibility safety vests.

Issued

2021-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2457.00 Reduced

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.  s) At the jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at times prior therto, in the excavation approximately 30 feet long and 2 to 7 feet wide and up to 11 feet deep, an employee entered the excavation to check for a sewer line leaking while water was accumulated in the bottom, exposing the employee to the hazard of cave-ins.   b) At the jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at times prior thereto, in the excavation approximately 12 feet long, 9 feet wide and 6 feet 9 inches deep on the north end and 8 feet deep on the west end, employees were working to install water lines while water was accumulated in the bottom, exposing the employees to the hazard of cave-ins.

Issued

2021-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $136532.00 · Current $33402.00 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  a) At the jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at times prior thereto, an employee was working in the bottom of the excavation up to approximately 11 feet deep without an adequate protective system, exposing the employee to the hazard of cave-in.  b) At the jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at times prior thereto, employees were working in the bottom of the excavation up to approximately 7 feet deep without an adequate protective system, exposing the employees to the hazard of cave-in.  c) At the jobsite, on or about 02/05/2021 and at time prior thereto, employees were working in the bottom of the excavation up to approximately  6 feet deep without an adequate protective system, exposing the employees to the hazard of cave-in.