OSHA Inspection: GRIFFIN BROTHERS EXCAVATION, INC.

Issued

2021-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1639.00 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.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the trench box that an employee was required to work in was installed in a manner that would protect the employee from any loose or falling material.

Issued

2021-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

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, indications of failure of protective systems.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the excavation/trench and protective system that the employee was required to work in, was inspected by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in a cave-in, a failure of  the protective system or other hazardous conditions.

Issued

2021-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(iii):Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee was provided with cave-in protection while exiting the trench box in order to reach the ladder for egress.