OSHA Inspection: K T CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $1053.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   On or about June 29, 2021, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while searching for conduit line inside an excavation without wearing hard hats.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $2107.00 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:  On or about June 29, 2021,  an employee was exposed to a caught-in hazard while working inside an excavation with no ladder for safe access and egress.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $2107.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  On or about June 29, 2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazard while locating a shackle to the drill head in an excavation with a spoil pile located less than 2 feet from the excavation wall.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1756.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:  On or about June 29, 2021, employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard while working inside an excavation that was not inspected by a competent person to identify trenching and excavation hazards.

Issued

2021-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1756.00 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):  On or about  June 29, 2021, employee was exposed to a caught-in hazard while connecting a shackle inside an excavation with no cave-in protection at a depth over 5 feet.