OSHA Inspection: STERLING EXCAVATION, LLC

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $1450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(b):  Helmets for the protection of employees against impact and penetration of falling and flying objects did not meet the specifications contained in American National Standards Institute Z89.1-1969, Safety Requirements for Industrial Head Protection.  Location: Worksite.  On or about August 13, 2021, an employee was exposed to potential head injuries while wearing a hardhat that did not meet the specifications contained in American National Standards Institute Z89.1-1969, where the hardhat support band had been cut or damaged.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $1450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(i)(1): Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures was endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing or underpinning was not provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of employees.  Location: Worksite  Employees were exposed to struck-by and caught between hazards while working where support systems such as shoring, bracing or underpinning was not provided to ensure the stability of adjoining buildings or earthen walls.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $1450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(a): Before work begins, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identifies all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees are to enter and evaluates any permit required confined spaces.  Location: Worksite  The Employer did not ensure that a competent person identified the sewer line manhole adjacent to the excavation as a confined space through consideration and evaluation of the elements of the space in which employees are working and are exposed to a potentially hazardous  atmosphere.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $14503.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person.  Location: Worksite  Employees are being exposed to hazards associated with overhead dropped objects, caught between and struck-by equipment where the employer does not conduct regular and frequent inspections of the jobsite to identify and eliminate such hazards.    The employer routinely fails to initiate and maintain a safety program, which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites as demonstrated on or about August 13, 2021, when employer did not inspect the worksite located at 18 Crestway Road in order to identify and eliminated hazards.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $14503.00 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:  Location: Worksite  Employees are not adequately trained to recognize and avoid hazards such as struck-by, caught-between, and improper use of personal protective equipment while working where the employer has not provided proper training in hazard recognition.    The employer routinely fails to provide adequate training and instruction to each employee in the recognition and avoidance of hazards as demonstrated on or about August 13, 2021, on the 18 Crestway Road worksite in order to recognize and avoid hazards and exposure to injuries

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $14503.00 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.   Location: Worksite  Employees are exposed to struck-by hazards while working in excavations where the employer does not provide adequate protection from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face.  The employer routinely fails to provide protection for employees engaged in excavation work as demonstrated on August 13, 2021, at the 18 Crestway Road worksite where employees were exposed to excavation hazard injuries.

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $14503.00 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).  Location: Worksite  Employees are being exposed to struck-by, caught between, and other hazards associated with excavations while working in foundation excavation with straight cut earthen walls, by not providing adequate protective systems designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  The employer routinely fails to provide protection for employees engaged in excavation work as demonstrated on August 13, 2021, at the 18 Crestway Road worksite where employees were exposed to excavation hazard injuries

Issued

2022-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1163.00 · Current $116.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.150(c)(1)(iv):One or more fire extinguishers, rated not less than 2A, were not provided on each floor.  Location: Worksite  Employees were exposed to fire hazards while working on a construction site where a fire extinguisher had not been provided.