OSHA Inspection: PEAK EXCAVATION LLC

Issued

2022-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1000.00 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) On or about March 17, 2022; employees working near an excavator that was actively moving earth were exposed to overhead hazards.   Note) Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2022-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1400.00 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 are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.  a) On or about March 17, 2022;  employees were working to install sewer line in a 6.5 foot deep trench with Type B soil and nearly vertical walls.  A safe means of egress or ingress had not been made available for use.     Note) Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2022-04-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4000.00 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:   a) On or about March 17, 2022; the identified Competent Person / Lead Foreman directed employees to work in an unprotected excavation that was approximately 6.5 feet deep with nearly vertical walls and Type B soil.  This exposed employees to a cave-in hazard while working to install sewer line.   Note) Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2022-04-22 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  a) On or about March 17, 2022;  employees were exposed to cave-in hazards when working in a trench that was approximately 6.5-feet in depth, with nearly vertical walls and Type B soil.  The excavation did not have any protective system in place.  Note) Corrected during inspection.