OSHA Inspection: THE RED ANTS BORING COMPANY

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $1,872 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:   On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards because there was nothing to prevent excavated and loose material from falling into the excavation.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $3,278 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:   On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards working in an excavation which had not been inspected by a competent person.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(e)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that excavation of material to a level no greater than 2 feet (.61 m) below the bottom of the members of a support system was permitted only if the system is designed to resist the forces calculated for the full depth of the trench, and there are no indications while the trench is open of a possible loss of soil from behind or below the bottom of the support system:  On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards because the bottom of the trench box was not within 2 feet of the bottom the excavation.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $3,278 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(ii):Shields shall be installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads:  On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards because the walls of the trench box were not flush against the excavation walls.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1412(d)(1)(x): Ground conditions around the equipment for proper support, including ground settling under and around outriggers/stabilizers and supporting foundations, ground water accumulation, or similar conditions:     On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to crushing injuries because the outrigger of the Terex crane was resting on steel piling that straddled the top of the trench box and the excavation wall.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $1,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1412(e)(1): Each month the equipment is in service it must be inspected in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section (each shift):  On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to crushing injuries because the employer did not perform monthly inspections on the Terex crane.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1926.1412(f)(1): At least every 12 months the equipment was not inspected by a qualified person in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:  On or about March 31, 2021, the employer did not ensure an annual comprehensive inspection of the Terex crane was performed in accordance with the standard.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $1,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1417(c)(1): The employer did not provide procedures applicable to the operation of the equipment, including rated capacities (load charts), recommended operating speeds, special hazard warnings, instructions, and operator's manual, must be readily available in the cab at all times for use by the operator:  On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards because the load chart and operator's manual were not in the cab of the Terex crane at the time of the inspection.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $1,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1428(a): The employer of the signal person must ensure that each signal person meets the Qualification Requirements (paragraph (c) of this section) prior to giving any signals. This requirement must be met by using either Option (1) or Option (2) of this section:  On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards because the signal person did not meet the qualification requirements prior to giving signals in accordance with the standard.

Issued

Aug 25, 2021

Abate by

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1428(a)(3): The employer did not make the documentation for whichever option is used available at the site while the signal person is employed by the employer. The documentation must specify each type of signaling (e.g. hand signals, radio signals, etc.) for which the signal person meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section:  On or about March 31, 2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards because the employer did not provide documentation for the type of signaling to be used while on site.