OSHA Inspection: JOAO SILVA

Issued

2021-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $2107.00 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:  a) Jobsite: On or about 3/4/2021, an employee was exposed to overhead hazards while working in a trench, and in close proximity to an excavator boom arm.

Issued

2021-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2458.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment:  a) Jobsite:  On or about 3/4/2021, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards from the arm of an excavator and falling overhead soil while conducting a sewer line installation inside a trench.

Issued

2021-08-10 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, or indications of failure of protective systems:  a) Jobsite:  On or about 3/4/2021, the employer did not inspect the excavation and adjacent areas, where an employee was exposed to cave-in type hazards while conducting a sewer line installation inside an excavation.

Issued

2021-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  a) Jobsite: On or about 3/4/2021, the employer did not ensure excavated material and equipment were kept back at least 2-feet from the edge of the excavation.

Issued

2021-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Jobsite: On or about 3/4/2021, an employee was not protected from trench cave-in or collapse type hazards while working in a trench approximately 7-feet in depth.