OSHA Inspection: DIG ENTERPRISE LLC

Issued

2022-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(a)(9)(i):Bidirectional machine(s) were not equipped with an operable horn, distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, which could be operated as needed when the machine is moving in either direction.  a) Bolton Road Apartments located at 2151 Bolton Road NW, Atlanta, GA 303101, Adjacent to excavation area: On or about 04/25/2022, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that back-up alarms on the Roller (Model CP44B) were inoperable as employees on foot worked and walked in close proximity as the equipment was being operated.

Issued

2022-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2486.00 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:  a) Bolton Road Apartments located at 2151 Bolton Road NW, Atlanta, GA 303101, Excavation: On or about 04/25/2022, the employer exposed employees to engulfment hazards while installing 6-inch sanitary sewer pipe, in that a ladder or other safe means of egress from the excavation was not provided to employees working in an excavation measuring 13-feet wide by 7-feet deep by 30-feet long.

Issued

2022-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2486.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  a) Bolton Road Apartments located at 2151 Bolton Road NW, Atlanta, GA 303101, Excavation: On or about 04/25/2022, the employer exposed employees to cave-in/engulfment hazards while installing 6-inch sanitary sewer pipe, in that the large 20 to 25-ft., spoil piles were not kept back from the excavated edge at least 2-feet before allowing employees to work inside the excavation which was not provided with a retaining device.

Issued

2022-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2486.00 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) Bolton Road Apartments located at 2151 Bolton Road NW, Atlanta, GA 303101, Excavation: On or about 04/25/2022, the employer exposed employees to cave-in/engulfment hazards while installing 6-inch sanitary sewer pipe, in that an inspection of the excavation by a competent person was not conducted prior to allowing employees access to an excavation to perform work.

Issued

2022-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3481.00 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).   a) Bolton Road Apartments located at 2151 Bolton Road NW, Atlanta, GA 303101, Excavation: On or about 04/25/2022, the employer exposed employees to cave-in/engulfment hazards while installing 6-inch sanitary sewer pipe, in that a cave-in protection system was not provided to employees engaged in pipe installation activities in an excavation which measured approximately 13-feet wide by 7-feet deep by 30-feet long.